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| Bird Newsletter · May 2008 | |
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Homemade Bird Treats Peanut butter pudding: Peanut butter is a good substitute for suet in the summer. Mix one part peanut butter with five parts corn meal and stuff the mixture into holes drilled in a hanging log or into the crevices of a large pine cone. This all-season mixture attracts woodpeckers, chickadees, titmice, and occasionally warblers. Read the entire article... How to Clean a Bird Bath Just like any other piece of outdoor equipment, your bird bath will need to be cleaned time to time. In order to prevent your fine feathered friends from becoming ill, be sure to clean your bird bath at least a couple times each season, especially if you regularly store you bird bath during the winter months. Also, it is critical you use bird-friendly cleaning products, as those used to clean pools or pond can potentially cause birds to become sick or even die due to the chlorine and other chemicals in these harsh cleaning agents. When cleaning your bird bath, follow these five easy steps to ensure the bath is clean and ready for your local birds to bathe and play. Read the entire article... Attracting Hummingbirds and Orioles At least 53 species of North American birds drink nectar-the naturally occurring sweet liquid produced by plants. Hummingbirds and orioles are the main nectar drinkers, but mockingbirds,where they inadvertently pick up pollen and carry it to neighboring flowers. This cross-pollination keeps plants vital by preventing inbreeding. Nectar drinkers also benefit from eatin grosbeaks, tanagers, and several warblers also enjoy sweet drinks from flowers and tree sap. Nectar tempts birds to poke their beaks into flowers g protein-rich insects and drinking the high calorie nectar. Hummingbirds are the tiniest of vertebrates, but they are giants when it comes to avian accomplishment. Hummingbirds have the largest brain and greatest appetite of all birds their size. They also have the fastest wing beat, quickest heartbeat, and highest body temperatures. Some hummingbirds and other nectar eaters migrate thousands of miles each year. To accomplish these remarkable feats, they rely on the abundant supply of nectar usually found within specially designed flowers that have co-evolved with hummingbirds for thousands of years. Read the entire article...
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