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Your Summer Garden Needs a Different Kind of Bird Feeder – It Keeps Seed Dry, Birds Healthier, and Rats Away
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (660+ words) Gardens & Outdoor Living Create beautiful, well-designed gardens all year round. Don't let your bird food spoil in the summer heat Bird feeding is invaluable year-round, as these charming feathered creatures seek refuge in our yards. But, what many don't realize…...
What Hummingbirds Need in July – 6 Ways To Support Adults And Fledglings
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1282+ words) Avian experts advise how best to help hummingbirds and their young as the heat intensifies It's widely known that hummingbirds need support at key times, such as spring and fall when they're migrating. However, July is an important time for…...
A Dog Lives Here: Inside Beautifully Designed Homes Made for Four-Legged Family Members
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1175+ words) From custom dog beds to clever feeding stations, our weekly series explores the chicest spaces designed for the cutest member of the family Welcome to A Dog Lives Here, our weekly celebration of homes designed with dogs in mind. Each…...
These Amazon Ultrasonic Squirrel Repellers Are Effective
2+ week, 5+ day ago (872+ words) It's solar powered, harmless, and even deters deer and raccoons I love living next to a woodland, but it does mean a lot of cheeky squirrels come into my yard. They've been known to help themselves to my home-grown veggies…...
3 Easy Ways to Help Hummingbirds Beat the Heat and Stay Cool and Safe in Your Yard This Summer
2+ week, 5+ day ago (848+ words) Hummingbirds need our help to stay safe in the sun Summer has officially arrived and high temperatures are scorching our gardens. But it isn't just our plants that need some extra care during such extreme weather, hummingbirds also need some…...
You Already Have a Bird Bath – Now Add the One Often Overlooked Feature That Help Birds To Truly Thrive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (917+ words) A dust bath is just as important to backyard birds, and it couldn't be easier to make If you want to keep backyard birds happy this summer, you might have considered investing in a bird bath – but dust baths are…...
What Garden Birds Need in June – 5 Ways to Support Them Through Breeding Season and Beyond
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1326+ words) Want to keep backyard birds fed, hydrated and safe from predators? These strategies are a must Whether you're a keen gardener or an avian enthusiast, you'll likely be awaiting the arrival of backyard birds as spring makes way for summer....
5 Things Hummingbirds Need in May – to Help Support Them During Nesting Season
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1108+ words) Hummingbirds are active across much of the US in spring and will stop in the backyards bursting with resources By May, hummingbirds are widespread across the US after returning from their winter migration. It's a key month to provide them…...
3 Ways to Stop Birds From Eating Seeds or Seedlings
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (771+ words) Experts reveal the best ways to stop birds from eating seeds and seedlings, including covering seeds, using plant barriers, and adding deterrents to a yard...
What Your Yard Needs to Attract Downy Woodpeckers This Spring – and Keep Them Coming Back All Year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1513+ words) These beautiful birds can take care of pest control for you by eating destructive insects With its soft, downy feathers and rapid tree tapping, it's simple enough to see how this small woodpecker acquired its common name. If it's striking…...