We’re really prioritizing building habitat and interest areas for all types of wildlife, including birds, insects, and animals. We identified 20 ways that we’re implementing at the homestead and we’d love to hear other ideas from you too! Please let us know in the comments below.
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I live in Ithaca. When the city got rid of an old Norway maple, I asked for something native. I got a serviceberry. I leave that for the birds. I see robins, titmice, cat birds, and other birds on it when the fruits ripen. It keeps my red currant, black raspberries and my cherries safe for the most part. I also have Egyptian mint. I have never see so many pollinators as I have on the mint flowers.
Very beautiful, thank you. I enjoyed it very much.
Yes, save all your lint from the dryer ! ALL BIRDS LOVE THIS for lining newly built nests.
Also put up 3 new bluebird houses this spring and male flew in with in 3 minutes and built his lady a nest by end of day! They are super hard workers !
I almost wanted to give up working in garden to just watch nature which joined me!
You must not have bears in your area to have so much birdseed around in the spring/summer.
♥♥♥ BEAUTIFUl ~ Thank you for this splendid tour!
What an absolute pleasure this has been! Your enthusiasm, knowledge, and ability to communicate your joy in all things wildlife, has both inspired me and motivated me to get back out in my lakefront yard. Thank you for sharing, and kudos to your videographer ❤
Duck houses, wrap the pole with 18-24" tall aluminum or tin stove pipe or an inverted cone encompassing the pole much like a squirrel baffle but on a larger scale. It must be constructed of slick material that no claws can penetrate, and large enough they cannot reach around or over. I'm sure you could paint them to take the gaudiness of Shiney man made material out of the esthetic but they need to be secure. Members of the weasel family are quite obstinant.
Or, give John Fitzpatrick from Cornell a call, He is a wonderful guy that I am sure could share a ton of his ornithological and base common sense knowledge.
HaHaHa. The Bird Dance @ 7:17. Not to be missed!
How is it wasps are not inhabiting your nest boxes? Every time I put out a nest box it becomes a wasp nest box.
Example video on how to protect duck box from climbing predators …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS84uv3Y27Y
Is it possible to create an island in the middle of the pond? Plant it up with trees and shrubs to create safety for the ducks.
I've seen ducks walk along wide branches in the trees. Great balance!
Quite exceptional cinematography!!
I have your vids especially this one, on while I work on computer all day indoors.
I'm shaking my head thinking about you narrating that entire episode without a script in front of you makes you amazingly brilliant and I enjoy listening to that.
Appreciate the inspiration/knowledge
How do you water your plants, do you use drip irrigation or what, your plants look so happyyy!!!!!
Are you planning on adding fish to to your pond…it would be a nice addition!!!!
Thanks! I get so many tips and I am always learning. Be well.
Thanks!