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Hand Feeding Birds Faster

By BirdDude on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 | No Comments

It Doesn’t Have To Be A Struggle If you ask a person who’s been feeding birds for a while about getting them to hand feed, you’ll either get a bewildered look or one of “you poor person.” That’s because if they’ve read anything about hand feeding birds they’ve been told how long it will take [...]

Leaving The Nest YouTube Video Posted

By BirdDude on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Yes, you heard it right! I’ve finally finished editing and uploading my latest YouTube video. It’s called “Leaving The Nest” and it shows four bluebird babies leaving the nest one at a time. I mention in the video that the amount of video needed to successfully capture the event is staggering. I feel for nature [...]

BirdOculars Christmas Buying Guide

By BirdDude on Sunday, November 13th, 2011 | No Comments

I wanted to put together a quick list of the things I think would make a great gift for your birding friends or yourself this holiday season. I’ve put this together from reviews I’ve done and things you’ve been coming to my site to read about. It’s a quick list you can reference, read a [...]

First Titmouse Hand Feeder Of The Season

By BirdDude on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 | No Comments

For the last couple of weeks when I put food out in the afternoon, I’ve been taking down the feeders and just standing near the feeder station. I started out about six feet away and would gradually and slowly move closer to the station. My goal: to see how close I could get before the [...]

The First Junco Of The Season

By BirdDude on Friday, October 21st, 2011 | No Comments

First Junco Arrives Yesterday afternoon, I was looking out my back window when I saw something that brought a smile to my face. That unmistakable grey and white flitting. Alone for now but I know it’s just the beginning. That’s right…my first junco. I saw it milling about on the ground near my squirrel corn [...]

How To Cut Your Sunflower Seed Usage By At Least 25%

By BirdDude on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Winter Is Coming During the summer months it’s really not that big a deal managing your sunflower seed usage. Your backyard birds are not as worried about your feeders and you may even take them down. It’s not until the first leaves start to fall that you see feeder activity pick up. That’s the time [...]