Hummingbirds are good for your garden ecosystem, and very entertaining little creatures. It's easy to fall in love with these tiny, charismatic birds that whiz around with little concern for us (unless you're getting too close to their food sources–then they'll give you a talking-to, and maybe even try to chase you off). A visiting friend who saw them for the first time in person on my front porch said he felt like he was in an animated Disney movie. Continue Reading
One of my favorite things about spring is watching the world come alive, from new buds on the trees to a flurry of avian activity in our yard. Celebrate the season and gives all those birds something to really talk about with one of these unique houses or feeders!
1. Birdy Birdhouse by Vladimir Jaccard
2. Hummingbird Feeder by J Schatz
3. Bird feeder by Joe Papendick
4. Birch Bird House by Tapio Anttila
Becca from Blue Cricket Design shows us how to make pretty bird wall art using, I might add, some of my favorite things. They include:
To see how she made it all come together, follow this jump to Blue Cricket Design.
Leland is a very clever guy. The proof: he took a couple of Frisbees and an empty mayonnaise jar and turned them into a bird feeder. What I find remarkable about his creation is it looks like a store bought bird feeder! If you’d like to make one of your own, here’s what you’ll need:
For Leland’s detail instructions on how to put it all together, follow this link. Continue Reading
These sweet bluebirds might look ceramic, but they’re really paper mache. And, according to their maker, Jonni, they’re fast and easy to make. To fabricate a pair of your own, you’ll need:
To see the entire tutorial, skip on over to ultimatepapermache.com.
I
saw these delicious wallpaper birdies on a post over at Ohdeedoh just
before I went away and instantly wanted them or something like them, so
instead of packing like I should have been I bungled together a DIY
version, using Origami Paper and this website here which has lovely anatomically correct birdy silhouettes.
You can probably figure it out yourself but what I did was:
Wow. Creativity, beauty, and a bit o’ function…everything great design is all about. Michael from Spool Sewing offers a free how-to and pattern to create this amazing mobile from fallen twigs, some fishing line and eyehooks, and leftover fabric scraps. The fabric bird pattern alone is worth a million. Via.
The always useful Organic Gardening magazine offers some tips to keep backyard birds visible and present at your home during the cold months.
For us, hummingbirds were sort of a suburban myth: we were told they were in the area, but never saw one. As we wanted proof of their existence, a bit of investigation into hummingbird feeders was conducted. After a thorough search, general consensus named HummZinger feeders as the best on the market.
They’re sturdy, easy to clean and very well designed for the purpose. I chose the HummZinger Ultra, which I found at my local Wild Bird Store for about 21 bucks. Continue Reading
It’s been twelve days since it rained owls. The ‘Twins’ as we now call them, are getting bigger every day. (They’re about the size of a house cat.) Although they do a significant amount of wing flapping, they’ve only been able to get a couple of inches of air. All in all, it’s been quite a learning experience–for all of us.
The con and pro of having a pair of Great Horned Owls as yard guests:
Con: the mess. Continue Reading
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