Are Daddy Long Legs Dangerous & Other Common Arachnid Questions
Aside from perhaps snakes or sharks, few creatures fascinate the public as much as spiders and other arachnids do. The reasons for this fascination are varied, but the fact that ...
How Can You Tell If a Snake Is Venomous & Other Questions About Snakes
Few things will send you scrambling to Google quicker than a snake sighting. You may do so in fear or fascination, but you’re probably not indifferent to the issue. People ...
Which Birdseed Attracts the Most Birds?
Sunflower seed. The answer is sunflower seed. But that doesn’t mean sunflower seed is the only thing you should offer your birds, nor is it appropriate for all situations. It’s ...
How to Keep Squirrels from Eating Your Birdseed
It’s a common tale. You buy a couple of bird feeders. You load ‘em and hang ‘em up, before kicking back with a cold one and waiting for the birds ...
Bird Feeding Mistakes: Six Things You Must Stop Doing
I know the title to this article seems a little dramatic. You’re just trying to feed some birds and go on with your life, without getting accosted by some yahoo ...
Other Things to Offer the Birds: It’s Not All About the Seed
Truthfully, a modest yet well-conceived bird-feeding station will likely be all you need to provide to attract a reasonable number of birds. But if you want to take things to ...
Why Shouldn’t You Feed Invasive Birds?
It’s fair to wonder why some bird-feeding enthusiasts go to such great lengths to avoid feeding starlings and other invasive bird species. After all, birds are birds, right? And if ...
Teaching Kids to Identify Trees
Teaching kids to identify trees is a worthwhile, but challenging task – especially at the outset. Adults rarely know where to start. Most online resources are too difficult for children ...