The Zen Birdfeeder

Project FeederWatch Starts Today!

The Zen Birdfeeder — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:04:43 -0500

Just a reminder that Project FeederWatch starts today, November 14. Log onto the project website for details. It's fun - it's easy - it's for the birds! My first PFW report and summary of my own past years' activity will...

Wordless Wednesday

The Zen Birdfeeder — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:32:05 -0500

Dive bomber

Wild Birds Unlimited Birds of the Month Downy Woodpecker

The Zen Birdfeeder — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:58:00 -0500

Fun Facts about the Downy Woodpeckers may find their hidden prey by sound and/or smell. As the woodpecker strikes the tree, hollow sounds may echo off of the tunnels (galleries) of wood boring insects (like thumping a watermelon.) When feeding...

TZB featured in "Blogs of Saratoga" Post

The Zen Birdfeeder — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:10:37 -0500

Thanks to Dan De Federicis for his nice review of The Zen Birdfeeder in his "The Blogs of Saratoga" post on (Albany) timesunion.com. Read his review of all Saratoga-related blogs and check 'em all out while you're there. Dan writes...

Wind Turbine vs. Vulture. Guess Who Loses.

The Zen Birdfeeder — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:03 -0400

We hear about the danger wind turbines present to birds. Here is a shocking video documenting such dangers. As an alternative energy source, we have to find a way to make them safer for birds of all sizes, as well...

Wordless Wednesday

The Zen Birdfeeder — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:04:00 -0400

Northern Red Oak Leaf

Two Late Migrants Through the Yard

The Zen Birdfeeder — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:13:54 -0400

Though both Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Chipping Sparrows breed in our area, neither have been seen in my yard for weeks. So it was a surprise to have an individual of each of these species pay a visit in mid-October. First,...

A Look Inside a Pine Cone

The Zen Birdfeeder — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:52:45 -0400

Activity at birdfeeders in our area has been very slow for over a month so we've been talking to customers alot about the abundance of natural food sources out there for birds. Birds are amongst the wildlife that have been...

Native Sparrows Smile for the Birdcam

The Zen Birdfeeder — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:29:00 -0400

I had my Wingscapes Birdcam set up to catch the ground-feeding action in my yard today. I broadcast some WBU Deluxe Blend again (contains white millet) under the bushes. Then I pointed the Birdcam toward the Rosa Rugosa bush they...

(Hard to remain) Wordless Wednesday

The Zen Birdfeeder — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:29:47 -0400

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