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Category Archives: Bird Houses

Gourds? A Great Home for Purple Martins

Purple Martins are beautiful and practical birds to have living in your backyard. These insect eating birds are more difficult to attract and maintain, but make useful tenants in any yard because their diet consists of high-flying insects. Throughout the years, Purple Martins have become completely dependent on humans to provide shelter for living and [...]


 

Attract Purple Martins with a Purple Martin Bird House or Gourd

Purple Martins are a gorgeous backyard bird.  They are the largest type of swallow in North America.  Males have dark purple bodies, with darker (black) wings.  Females (and young Purple Martins) have similar coloring as the males, except they have a gray or white underbelly.  People are fond of the Purple Martin’s pleasant “twittering” sound.  [...]


 

Want to Attract Birds? Change the Placement of Your Bird Houses!

You may have some bird houses in your backyard, but no birds are interested in them.  This a common problem people have with backyard bird houses.  What is happening is that you are not placing the bird houses in locations that are appealing to wild birds.  Luckily, there is a proven science that will attract [...]


 

Offering Your Backyard Birds Nesting Materials

Many natural nesting materials that exist in your backyard are often chewed up into minuscule pieces by lawn mowers.  Birds do not want to nest in a backyard that does not have many available nesting materials.  It is guaranteed that they will not stop to nest at a yard if they when they see a [...]


 

Bats are not only for Halloween!

Is there a more intriguing blog article than one about “bats” the day before Halloween? Outside the mythical, vampirish aspect of bats that surrounds us on Halloween, bats are one of the most effective and environmentally friendly ways to reduce the mosquito population near your home.  A great way to attracts bats is to install a bat [...]


 

Taking Care of a Unfinished, Wooden Birdhouse

Taking care of your unfinished, wooden birdhouseis not only important for the health and well being of the birds that will live in it, but also makes your unfinished, wooden birdhouse last longer.  An unfinished, wooden birdhouse will need some care before you hang it outside for the birds to use.  If you buy or have [...]


 

Attract Purple Martins to Your Yard

Purple Martins are the ideal guest for your backyard because they help to reduce the mosquito and insect population, which makes it easier for you and your family to enjoy spending time in the yard.  Attracting these useful birds can be tricky, but once you have attracted them to your yard, it is likely that they will stay for many years to [...]


 

Beautiful Bird Houses Make Great Presents for Mother’s Day

Surprise your mom this year for Mother’s Day with a beautiful and well-built bird house.  Every mom likes to enjoy their outdoor living space and a beautiful bird house will help liven up any outdoor living space with the sights and sounds of birds.  If your mom is already a bird lover and an avid bird watcher, give [...]


 

Spring Cleaning for Your Birdhouses

Now is the perfect time to put out your birdhouses for the birds to nest this spring and summer and it is important to clean your birdhouses out before you hang them up for the spring.  Birdhouses can harbor a variety of unwanted pests such as lice and mites and can make your birdhouse less [...]


 

Get Ready for the Wrens by Setting Up Your Wren House

Setting up your wren house in the early spring or late winter is very important because the male wren likes to scout out several wren houses before bringing his mate back to investigate and choose a new home.  It is a good idea to select your wren house and set it up early to make [...]


 

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