Greensboro Birds

Just about sums it all up, doesn’t it? Empty table, leafless trees, cold grill in the distance. Yep, it’s a bear market with no end in sight. The birds in my yard will mostly fend for themselves this winter, as I’m rationing sunflower seeds like it’s WWII sugar. The price of sunflower seeds has gone [...]

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I’ve never been happy with any birdfeeder I’ve ever bought. Too small, too futzy, too ugly, too cheapy, too swingy. Worst of all, though, is that inevitably, the bird I’m trying to watch is standing on the side I can’t see! No matter how I adjust the feeder, there’s always a blind spot, which is [...]

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Carolina wrens on our property are enjoying the bounty of freeze-dried mealworms that I put into the wire-mesh feeders. This one is calling out after stuffing its beak with a half dozen or so. A speedy and economical online source for mealworms, both freeze-dried and live, is Exotic Nutrition Pet Company. They cater mostly to [...]

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According to my weather widget, it’s a blazing 102 degrees in the Greensboro right now. Add in the lack of rain and you’ve got a bunch of thirsty birds. Set up a shallow vessel of water in your yard—or on your balcony, if you’re an apartment dweller like me—so the birds can enjoy a cool [...]

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The cardinals are pairing up and beginning to nest, which frequently coincides with molting. This female and its mate have been visiting the feeder for several days now. Look how heavily she’s molting! Every day it gets more intense and fluffy. Today both her and her mate dropped down onto the balcony, and the male [...]

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