Create a winter shelter for wildlife in your backyard High on the list of important microhabitats you can create for wildlife in your backyard is the brush pile. Do not confuse the brush pile with your compost pile. Make sure the brush pile is made with only branches, sticks, and twigs. No lawn clippings, leaves, […]
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Keep your birdbath water warm all winter long When winter comes to our farm, the daily ritual of feeding our birds intensifies and we pay more attention to our feeders. Several years ago I came up with an inexpensive way to keep our bird bath ice-free even during our cold northern winter weather. The heat
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Help birds endure the harsh winter weather with a special treat! This recipe is popular with jays, titmice, nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers, sparrows, towhees, cardinals, bluebirds, mockingbirds, thrashers, warblers, and, of course, starlings. Please feed responsibly! Avoid feeding lard-based foods to birds during the warm spring and summer months, when they can find ample and natural
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Materials: Aluminum electrical conduit, ½-inch diameter, 5-foot length Iron rebar, ½-inch diameter, 5-foot length One hanger iron (two 7-inch strips attached with two machine screws and nuts Duct tape One ½-inch conduit connector with two screws Galvanized stovepipe, 6-inch diameter, 34-inch length, with 6-inch steel cap Knockout punch for ½-inch hole Two strapping brackets with
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