I mounted the nest box and pole in my back yard in late February. Frankly, I didn’t expect much to come of it and was prepared for disappointment. A couple of weeks went by and I saw no birds. In the interim I did some rudimentary research about bluebirds, which consisted basically of looking at…Read more
As you read in the first column of this series, I’ve been hosting nesting bluebirds in my back yard for the past three years and have become quite fond of this beautiful and wonderful bird. Because bluebird hosts find this activity so incredibly rewarding, we hope others will become involved, not only to enjoy the…Read more
For most of my life, I have appreciated birds in general. I understood they were an important part of the ecosystem, I enjoyed seeing them around, appreciated their beauty and songs, and I would occasionally put out seed for them (until I got fed up with the squirrels and raccoons raiding the feeders). I had…Read more
