Back Yard Birding: Part One

Spring is a great time of the year to use your back yard (or local park) to observe, learn about and enjoy our feathered friends. As you begin to enjoy the beauty of birdlife around your home, you may wish to improve the “habitat” in your yard so that more birds will visit your property. You can attract birds by placing bird feeders, nest boxes, and bird baths in your yard, and by planting a variety of trees,...

Backyard Birding: Part Two

***Please read part one first.*** Don’t forget water! The best way to provide water to your feathered friends is with a bird bath. BACKYARD BIRD BATHS Kindness is a birdbath. Your little circle of clean, cool water under a leafy branch is a kindness to the birds, because fresh clean water can sometimes be the hardest necessity for birds to come by. And it’s a kindness to yourself and your family, too, because...

Upcoming Local Events

Spring is a season of awakening, especially in the natural world. Go outside on one of America’s 550 National Wildlife Refuges to see what nature has to offer. There is at least one national wildlife refuge in every state and one about an hour’s drive from most metropolitan areas. 2009 Events Fri. April 17:  2nd Annual Youth Fishing Rodeo, Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana Land a big one and win a prize....