Care Of Wild Birds

How To Attract Birds Using Gazebo Bird Feeders


Gazebo Bird Feeders - A Favorite Among Birders

The guest author for today has some interesting suggestions that gazebo bird feeders really do a good job attracting birds into our backyards. In fact, he lists several advantages to them. Check it out...

Basking In The Backyard Heat with Gazebo Bird Feeders

Ah, summer! Next to Christmas, summer is everybody's favorite time of the year. Backyard barbecues, fruit shakes, pitching somebody's little tent in the lawn, your kids trying to cool off in their inflatable swimming pool. Best of all, you get to spend days and days with your loved ones as you watch the various types of birds flocking in your bird feeder station.
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Favorite Bird Feeders


bird feeders Having trouble deciding on bird feeders? Well, this guest article should answer your questions. The author gives us a mini-review of each of the three favorite types of birdfeeders. By the way, the image shows a squirrel ready to take advantage of a simple cage bird feeder. (Image is courtesy of: ALLEYCAT_1964 at Flickr.com) The owner needs to get a squirrel proof feeder... quickly! Read the rest of this entry »

Bird Feeders – The Best Fit


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Bird Feeders For Feeding Wild Birds

Here's probably the definitive article on bird feeders! Our guest author goes into great depth about everything we bird gardeners and bird watchers should consider when buying, locating, and filling bird feeders. Take lots of notes... and enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

Baby Bird Rescue-Special Feeding Instructions


Wild Baby Bird

Correct Feeding Is Essential In Every Wild Baby Bird Rescue

I was curious about how much information is available on the internet for feeding wild baby birds.

There were tons of them!

Here are two really good articles about correct baby bird rescue feeding instructions...

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Baby Bird Rescue-02


Baby Bird Rescue-2

Baby Bird Rescue - Continued

Before going any further, read Baby Bird Rescue-01. This will alert you to what steps to take the moment you find a wild baby bird.

There are several options you should consider before even thinking about trying to raise a foundling baby bird yourself (one of which is a legal consideration).

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Baby Bird Rescue-01


Baby Bird Rescue 01

Baby bird rescue - How to know when it's the right thing to do.

Good for you! It's obvious that you are a caring individual... you're looking for baby bird rescue information, to care for a helpless creature.

But is it really helpless? This is the mistake we humans so often make. A baby bird rescue should be considered if it is featherless and/or unable to perch on your finger with a tight grip...it's still a nestling.

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How To Prevent Birds Flying Into Windows


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Solutions to Put a Stop To Birds Flying Into Windows

Not again! That sickening thud. You run to the window hoping to see it flying away. Oh, thank goodness, there it goes. A little worse for wear and a bit erratic... but it's alive!

Too many times you've rushed to the window only to find a stunned or injured wild bird lying motionless on the ground. Even worse is discovering that it's actually dead.

Other than boarding up the windows, what's a person to do to keep it from happening again?

What can we do to eliminate birds flying into windows?

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Current Solutions To Birds Flying Into Glass


Bird friendly glass to protect birds flying into windows

The number of bird fatalities resulting from birds flying into glass is appalling!

The documented results of birds flying into glass are making their way through the birding world. As low as 100,000 million and as high as 1 billion wild birds are killed each year from birds flying into glass, including mirrored buildings and skyscrapers.

A billion is appalling... but 100,000 million is no better. Mind you, this is in addition to natural predators.

The world is losing almost 5% of the wild bird population every year, just from birds flying into glass.

Are you as shocked as we are? What's happening?

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How To Deal With Birds Attacking Windows


Birds attacking windows

Are birds attacking windows around your house?

Are you the target of an unrelenting, bright red, feathered monster with a pointy red head? Maybe your monster just has a red belly.

Are nearly all the windows in your house under attack... relentlessly and noisily? Even your car... especially the side mirrors?

You can relax. You are not being singled out by some sinister force. It's not a real-life version of the movie, "The Birds".

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Why Are Birds Flying Into Windows


Birds Flying Into Windows

First, here are the consequences of birds flying into windows...

Ornithologists estimate a minimum of 100 million (some have even estimated up to 1 billion worldwide) wild birds are killed each year from flying into windows and skyscrapers.

That represents an annual loss of 5% of the world's population of wild birds!

You don't have to be an avid bird gardener or birder to be alarmed by this... just an average person who appreciates birds.

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