Converting Nesting Boxes to Winter Roosts
Winter roosts are essential to help birds survive cold weather Cold winter wind saps energy and warmth from birds, especially at night. Birds are able to lower their body temperature to conserve...
View ArticleHow to Choose a Bluebird House
In nature, bluebirds choose to build their nests in cavities in dead trees. Pretty simple. Since we homeowners don’t leave too many dead trees standing in our yards, we’re lucky that bluebirds happily...
View ArticleWhere’s the Best Place to Put a Bluebird House?
There are so many factors to consider when you’re looking for a new home–a safe neighborhood, easy access to shopping, and not too close to the neighbors. Bluebird house hunters are looking for the...
View ArticleThe Care and Maintenance of Bluebird Houses
So you have put up the perfect bluebird house. What’s next? Careful monitoring of your nestbox is one of the most important things you can do to help your bluebird family survive; it’s a dangerous...
View ArticleHelp Birds Keep Warm with Roosting Pockets [Slideshow]
Cardinal perched on a frozen tree branch. How do birds keep warm when it’s windy and rainy or when it’s cold and snowy? Birds use lots of energy to keep warm under difficult conditions during the day...
View ArticleHow to Create Shelter for Birds and Wildlife
When most people think of shelter for the birds, we think of birdhouses in spring and perhaps roosting boxes in winter where birds can escape cold, windy nights. Birdhouses and roosting boxes are...
View ArticleConverting Nesting Boxes to Winter Roosts
Winter roosts are essential to help birds survive cold weather Cold winter wind saps energy and warmth from birds, especially at night. Birds are able to lower their body temperature to conserve...
View ArticleHow to Choose a Bluebird House
In nature, bluebirds choose to build their nests in cavities in dead trees. Pretty simple. Since we homeowners don’t leave too many dead trees standing in our yards, we’re lucky that bluebirds happily...
View ArticleWhere’s the Best Place to Put a Bluebird House?
There are so many factors to consider when you’re looking for a new home–a safe neighborhood, easy access to shopping, and not too close to the neighbors. Bluebird house hunters are looking for the...
View ArticleThe Care and Maintenance of Bluebird Houses
So you have put up the perfect bluebird house. What’s next? Careful monitoring of your nestbox is one of the most important things you can do to help your bluebird family survive; it’s a dangerous...
View ArticleHelp Birds Keep Warm with Roosting Pockets [Slideshow]
Cardinal perched on a frozen tree branch. How do birds keep warm when it’s windy and rainy or when it’s cold and snowy? Birds use lots of energy to keep warm under difficult conditions during the day...
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