The latest feeder is really popular with the birds. I’m calling it the fly thru feeder as the birds can get right inside to enjoy the seed. Perhaps it should be fly-thru like the drive-thru restaurants. The downy woodpecker lands … Continued
It’s 2sDay and time for photos of two of the same things. Today I have photos of the female and male grosbeak at the feeder at the same time. They visit the feeders from early May till October and will … Continued
It’s 2sDay and time for photos of two of the same things. Today is another rainy day, so I dug back in the photo archives to find some photos to share. This one was taken a year or so ago … Continued
Little Bird Big Voice May 20, 2017 Starting as soon as the sun begins to rise the little wren starts calling. It has many places it likes to perch and sing. When it isn’t windy the wren likes to sit on … Continued
2sDay Doves May 16, 2017 It’s 2sDay and time for photos of 2 of the same thing. This week it is doves. Doves, or mourning doves, are frequent visitors to the garden all year round. They are a light brown/grey … Continued
Although the calendar says it is spring the days have been chilly, windy, snowy or rainy. The visitors keep arriving in the garden and are very resourceful at finding something to eat.
The bird feeders are busy places and a variety of birds can be found at any time of the year. In the winter the most common visitors are bluejays, sparrows, chickadees, nuthatches, cardinals, goldfinches, woodpeckers, doves, and juncos. The weather … Continued
For my play on words I’ll be posting some 2sDay photos on random Tuesdays. Each photo will include 2 of the same thing. For 2sDay this week I’m sharing photos from the archives. two starlings snapped in the garden during a snow … Continued
While visiting one of our favourite birding stores to purchase a new bird feeder I got a recipe for a no melt, all season suet which I decided to try out.Even though the recipe is called all season suet it … Continued
One of the shore birds we saw while walking the beaches in September in British Columbia was the sandpiper. At first I thought these are the least sandpipers as they were fairly small, but they could be sanderlings which also look … Continued
The birds and critters flit in and out of the garden and sometimes it is a challenge to get a good photo of them. Persistence pays off, and eventually there is a good photo or two of the lens friends. The … Continued
House finches are frequent visitors to the feeders in the garden. They snack on black oil sunflower seed, safflower and mixed bird seed.
Here is a quick and easy bird feeder for the kids and grandkids to make. You need a pinecone, string, lard, peanut butter, and some bird seed. The bigger the pinecone the better as you will be able to get … Continued
You can turn a coconut into a feeder with a few simple steps. This is the second style of coconut feeder we’ve made for the garden. The birds love them filled with homemade suet. After buying your coconut, drill a … Continued
We loved taking a lot of different walks on our trip to British Columbia this past July. We are always on the lookout for birds that we don’t see here in Ontario. This time we spotted a couple of different … Continued