Not everyone appreciates having squirrels in their bird feeders. Squirrels can be aggressive toward each other while feeding, they chase away birds, and they eat huge amounts of food purchased specifically with birds in mind. Manufacturers of birdfeeders have gone so far as to design special birdfeeders that are suppose to be squirrel-proof, but I’ve ...
Paper milk cartons irritate me because they are one of the few things that are almost completely unrecyclable. Luckily, there are several ways that you can reuse paper milk cartons. They can even replace many other useful items in your home. I use paper milk cartons for food storage. They freeze food very well. All ...
Squirrels are wonderfully ingenious creatures that have a way of always getting what they want. Unfortunately what they want is the seed from your birdfeeder. Although many are tempted to simply kill off the squirrels to protect their bird feeders, there are other alternatives. Hang your feeder where squirrels can’t reach it. Although this sounds ...
Having a bad day, or even a bad week? Add a few bright moments to your day by watching any one of these entertaining and amazing animal videos. Almost all the videos are short – I don’t really have the time or patience to watch videos for more than a minute or two. Almost all ...
Every gardener knows that some there are some good critters we want to have in our gardens and yards. These “good” creatures include bats, birds and bees; what could be called the 3 B’s of garden helpers. Birds eat hundreds of insects every day and are vital to keeping the insect population under control in ...
