First Bath In A While As winter loosens its hold here in Nashville, I'm seeing two things. First, I'm seeing an increase in the number of different birds in my backyard. Secondly, I'm seeing a comparable rise in bathing activity. What this means is the water I put out in the late afternoon is gone before noon the next day. Why so much bathing going on? Well, for most of my … [Read more...] about Watch Those Birdbaths Closely
Archives for March 2011
My New Goldfinch Feeders
No More Wet Goldfinch Feeders As I mentioned in my last post about cleaning your bird feeders , I completely replaced my two Perky Pet upside-down goldfinch feeders. The design on the old ones was such that every time it would rain water would run down from the hanging wire into the side of the feeder and would accumulate at the bottom. Needless to say, this created a constant … [Read more...] about My New Goldfinch Feeders
Time To Clean Those Feeders
Spring Can Sneak Up On You As winter starts relenting in my part of the woods, I realize it won't be long until my winter visitors depart and the spring and summer ones start showing up. I've seen an increase in house finch feeding which means I've really got to make sure to get and keep those feeders clean. I don't want them spreading the eye disease that can spread like … [Read more...] about Time To Clean Those Feeders