Attracting Birds with Color
Because birds are so attuned to color, you can use it in your yard creatively to attract birds, particularly in late fall and winter when a monochrome landscape makes it more noticeable.
DetailsNesting Season & How You Can Help
Breeding season is the one time of year that birds cannot escape danger by flying away. For as long as the egg-hatching and fledgling takes, they’re all stuck at the nest.
DetailsBluebirds Returning to Ohio
Some of our customers have reported seeing Eastern Bluebirds in their yards recently! They (the birds, not the customers) normally are south at this time of year and return in early spring.…
DetailsSnowy Owls
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise…
Details3 Easy Ways to Keep Your Feed Fresh & Dry
You may have noticed that we’re having some weather! In order to make winter a little easier on your outdoor friends, make sure the food you put out stays fresh…
DetailsRustic Silhouettes
These unique rusty metal bird silhouettes will add interest to any garden landscape. Mount to wooden stakes, posts, deck rails, fences, tree branches, blocks of wood, even on top of…
DetailsFatwood – Giving your fire a needed boost
FATWOOD 100% all-natural firestarter for fireplaces, barbeques, chimeneas, stoves, and firepits! Why? Because even well-seasoned firewood sometimes needs a little help getting going. What is it? All Natural! In short,…
DetailsRoosting Pockets and Boxes
In cold weather songbirds eat constantly during daylight hours to sustain their energy. At night they expend a lot of that energy fluffing their feathers and shivering to keep warm until sunlight returns.
DetailsSo your goldfinches are gone…or ARE they?
Many people have been stopping in to The Rock Pile lately and lamenting the annual loss of goldfinches from their feeders and yards.
DetailsWinterizing Your Feeder
Fill feeder with seed. Watch seed level drop. Repeat. That’s about the gist of it for birdfeeding in warmer months, but a little extra is needed as we ease…
DetailsKeep those Nectar Feeders Clean!
Experts say that hummingbirds will starve rather than consume spoiled feeder syrup, so a dirty feeder isn’t likely to cause harm. But it may cost you the pleasure of their…
DetailsHanging Basket parenting 101
It’s not easy being a new parent, and don’t you wish those precious bundles came with instructions? Well, they do. I’m talking about hanging baskets, of course. I can’t help…
DetailsGrackle: The Univited Dinner Guest
by Jamie Haas It’s that time of year when the grackles are introducing themselves to our feeders. They really are pretty birds with their iridescent purple hues and white eye…
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