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Top 5 Best Hummingbird Feeders

Hummingbirds are coming!  Are you ready for them?  I know that I am here in Northern Kentucky.  It won’t be long before I start to see them at my hummingbird feeders and I cannot wait! I have several hummingbird feeders that I place around my home for these beauties.  There are two reasons why I […]

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Migration Time

  They’re on their way!   Ruby-throated Hummingbird Migration time 2018 is happening now.  They are heading northward with sightings in the more southern states of Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, and one so far in southeast Kentucky (my home state). Last year (2017) I noted that […]

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Where Do Flamingos Live?

I have had a fascination with flamingos ever since my mother passed away back in March, 2008.  It all started when my dad was going through some of her things and found two plastic flamingos in a bag that my Mom had purchased.  My thoughts are that she intended to put them in her garden […]

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American Woodcock Mating Dance

PEENT!  PEENT!  is the nasal-like sound you may hear if you happen to live near an open field or near the woods.   It is part of the American Woodcock mating dance.   In mid to late March you will hear the males at dusk or dawn starting their PEENT chanting.  If you can find where the […]

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How To Get Rid Of Cowbirds

  You’ve seen it in your yard before I’m sure.  A little Carolina Wren feeding a big fat Cowbird baby.  Or replace the wren with a  Northern Cardinal or Eastern Bluebird.  It could be up to two hundred and twenty different species of birds that may end up fostering this parasitic bird.   That’s how it […]

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Canada Goose Nesting Habits

The other day I posted about a pair of Mallard Ducks that have been hanging around our pond which indicates to me that they are probably starting to nest somewhere around my property.   There has also been a pair of Canada Geese coming in but they haven’t been sticking around so much like the Mallards […]

Mallard Duck Nesting Habits

  It’s a sign of spring for me when I see a pair of Mallards hanging around our pond.  You can see them paddling in the water together, feeding on the vegetation together, and taking walks together around the pond.  I am not sure if they have a nesting spot yet but it sure seems […]

eastern bluebird -how to attract bluebirds to your yard

Attract Bluebirds to Your Yard

  With its vibrant blue head and wings and reddish orange neck and chest who wouldn’t want the beautiful Eastern Bluebird in their backyard?  Not to mention the fact that this bird is great to have around for insect control. We have had them in our yard at our previous homes but it has been […]

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Purple Martin Bird House

    It won’t be long before Purple Martins return from their wintering home in South America.  The adults generally arrive anywhere from January to May depending on where you live.  Here in Kentucky we start to see them around the middle of March.  More south sooner and the more north you are add a […]

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Tree Swallow Bird Houses

      Do you have your Tree Swallow bird houses ready?  Now that it is March it won’t be long before they return.  If you want to attract them to your yard now is the time to check those nesting boxes and/or clean them out.  Okay, they prefer to be near water such as […]