Providing Water through Winter
You can be a hit with wildlife by providing fresh water through the winter. Cornell has put together a great...
Birds and Boxes: Chickadees
Mar 19, 2010
Chickadees are so much fun – and they’re not a shy bird. They’re usually the first to check out a...
Butterflies Belly Up to the Bar
Mar 7, 2010
Mona Miller, the “Butterfly Lady”, just sent over her secret recipe for attracting butterflies and it’s the perfect time to...
Birds, Bird Houses and Building Plans
Feb 12, 2010
I received an email the other day from a woman asking about a resource that would match up local birds...
Feeding Birds Mealworms
Feb 2, 2010
I first discovered mealworms when I discovered Bluebirds. It was 1999 and I had just moved to Loudoun. I remember...
Bird Baths as Popular as Feeders in Winter
Jan 14, 2010
Water is a huge attraction for birds and other wildlife any time of the year but it is especially so...
Collisions!
Sep 15, 2009
Most of us have probably had that awful experience of a bird crashing into one of our windows. You hear...
Binocular FAQ – Diopter Adjustment, the Key to Alignment
Jul 11, 2009
This is one of those settings that mystified me for years but I read through a pretty straightforward write-up on...
Binocular FAQs – What is Interpupillary Distance?
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So, I probably wouldn’t pull this one out at a happy hour or summer BBQ but this is one of those tid-bits...
Binocular FAQs – Butterflies and Binos
Jun 27, 2009
When going out butterfly watching, the key is to have binoculars that can give you good close focus. Often when...
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