Suet bird feeders are a staple feeder in many people’s feeding stations. However, in our neck of the woods we do not have many birds which eat suet from suet feeders. The Cactus Wrens and Curve-billed Thrashers do come to visit and seem to enjoy the suet, but we do not have the suet eating [...]
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We were up with the sun. OK, the sun doesn’t rise all that early this time of year, but our coffee mugs were full and the blinds were open before the sun came up so we should get some credit for that. We started our day looking out the sliding glass door, looking at our bird feeders [...] We are often asked what can be done about large flocks of doves or pigeons which come in and wipe out the food at our customer’s feeding stations. These birds are of a larger size than most feeder birds and they tend to come to the feeding stations in numbers. We have seen flocks of [...] Those of you who attended Wings over Willcox know what a great time everyone had. The Hawk Watches found even found a Crested Caracara. Many people had great pictures of the cranes and their numbers haven’t been tallied yet, but seem to be about the same as last year. We want to thank everyone who stopped [...] We sat up our booth at the Wings over Willcox Bird and Nature Festival last night. We have two booths so are able to show all of our Bird Feeders and Wildlife Gifts. We were also able to talk to several of the guides at the reception. It looks like they have the birds located and that [...] January and February in southeastern Arizona, like most places in this country, is the coldest part of the year. The birds have depleted many natural food sources so they do benefit from the supplemental food and water that we put out for them. During this time of the year we must think in terms of [...] Signs, signs, everywhere signs, do this…………can’t you read the sign? This Five Man Electrical Band song was going through my mind most of the day today. Why? It was time to inventory our wildlife signs. They are currently stacked all over our living room and dining room. The bird signs are on the dining room table. The [...] As ornithologists our work takes us all over the country and, in addition to birds, we are able to enjoy a wide variety of wildlife and natural wonders. A couple of years ago we were sent to south central Nevada to do some breeding bird surveys for a federal agency. The habitat was really sparce [...] The dates for Wings Over Willcox are fast approaching! If you have not had a chance to register for it yet, please make the time to do so. You will not be disappointed. You can see the signature bird the Sandhill Crane in great numbers. You can also go on Hawk Stalks, and look for sparrows. [...] |
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