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A Mealworm Dish That Does More
Versatile enough for year round use, this mealworm dish looks great in any setting. With a vibrant cobalt blue that demands attention, the thick, durable plexi-glass is maintenance free. You’ll entice more feathered friends by changing foods according to season, and this one feeder lets you do just that.Add jelly in summer months to attract Orioles, grape jelly is their favorite, along with orange halves. Mealworms in spring to attract Bluebirds – it’s simple with this convenient mealworm dish. In winter months suet may be placed in the dish, or any seed mix you’d like to offer resident birds. The feeder shown is a hanging one, but it’s also available as staked feeder with two dishes, and a pole-mount version with two dishes. Vibrant, and versatile to entice and attract more species for a better backyard birding
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Blue Bird House for Easter
Wishing a Happy Easter to All!Easter might be considered a family holiday…so its a great time to start putting up birdhouses for feathered friend families as the nesting season is well underway. In the yard male bluebirds are busy constructing their best nests to attract females in hopes of raising a brood…they’re very family oriented you know!
Providing a blue bird house for this endearing little bird is well worth the effort. They’re amazing to watch, and if you’re lucky enough to have two broods in one season, you’ll see young bluebirds helping mom and dad with feeding the babies.
There’s an ultimate blue bird house made from recycled plastic, they call it poly lumber, but the best thing is it’s guaranteed to never crack, split or fade. It has a viewing window to see nestlings, a chew-proof predator guard, screened wall to help the babies fledge, and a raised screen floor to prevent blowfly infestation for birds’ health. With a pretty blue roof, it will last a lifetime, and if properly placed, will host many successful broods of which you can be proud.
Add a bird bath, some live meal worms, and you’ve got the winning combination for a bluebird family in your yard!
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Blue Bird Houses with Vacancies
As the days become longer, a birds’ instinct to nest becomes stronger. Regardless of temperature you know it’s a sure sign of spring when birds are scurrying and flitting about with twigs, straw or grasses in their beaks.Today I was thrilled to witness such behavior by a male bluebird. I had cleaned out the old nests a few weeks ago and was afraid I’d chased away my little blue friends. Nope…they’re here, happy and getting ready for babies! This little guy was working hard, carrying piece after piece of pine straw into the house. Guess he has a pretty woman to impress!
The two blue bird houses in my yard are in close proximity. Although bluebirds are very territorial – which is why they say houses should be placed 100 feet apart, this close placement (10-15 feet) helps to alleviate competition from other birds for the coveted nest box.
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