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Choosing binoculars for bird watching in our backyards is a matter of understanding 4 factors. Taking each into account will help you make the right choice for your own bird watching needs. The factors are distance, size, weight and price. Each is explained more fully below to help you make a better decision. I’ve included […]

Bird baths are an important feature to entice backyard birds to your own yard. These charming antique-style ones sit on a pedestal so they just need to be set into your yard. Plus, they add a lovely, yet simple look to your yard. It’s the joy of caring for those backyard birds while enhance your […]

A bird watching field guide is an important part of your equipment. Easily being able to recognize what birds you see will help every bird watcher. Whether you are enjoying your backyard birds or hiking through hills and valleys, you will see a wealth of our feathered friends. So make sure to have a good […]

We have all heard the sounds of birds, some are chirps, but some have a variety of sounds. These are the song birds. They have vocal organs that have developed to create a diverse and sometimes elaborate collection of sounds. Song birds belong to the order of perching birds, called Passeriformes. They are often grouped […]

What’s the difference between a bird watcher, birding, birders, twitching and ornithology? A lot of terms, but do they mean the same thing? No, as a matter of fact, they are all quite different. They each represent a different level or approach to learning and studying birds. Bird watching is considered one of the most […]

Enjoying our backyard birds can be more than just watching them outside. We can also use them as part of our home decor. Backyard bird drink coasters make a simple way to do this. A useful and decorative item, a coaster makes a great gift for bird-loving friends and relatives, too. Backyard Bird Drink Coasters […]

Many of us just love those charming hummingbirds that will inhabit our backyards. And we have hummingbird feeders set out. We love to watch and encourage them to stay so we can see them. Therefore providing food, referred to as nectar, is valuable to us and to them. If you don’t have enough flowers that […]

A common bird to most of North America, Blue Jays are distinctive in that they have blue feathers on their back. The color can range from a rich lavender-blue to a pale soft blue. Their breast feathers are white and they have a strong black beak. Blue Jays belong to the Corvidae family, which also […]