Birds ✿ Wildlife

Birds and other wildlife are such an important part of gardening and life. From feeding wild birds to finding ways to live harmoniously with other animals, it's a beautiful adventure.
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New Bird Feeder? Use These Tips to Attract Birds — Empress of Dirt
Offer safe nesting materials for birds - it's fun to watch and they may nest near your garden
How to Make Your Birdbath Safe for Birds
The best birdbath is not only attractive in the garden but keeps birds safe. Use these tips to ensure your backyard birdbath is the right style and depth to provide a safe place for wild birds to drink and bathe.
How to Feed Hummingbirds Without Attracting Bees
Yes, we need bees in our gardens but there are ways to make hummingbird feeders less enticing to them. Growing native plants without pesticides is our task ongoing. The right feeder and setup will help too.
Keep Ants Away With a Hummingbird Feeder Moat
If you have ants raiding your hummingbird feeder, this simple DIY moat will prevent them from ever reaching the sugar water. I’ve been using mine for a while now, and it completely solved the problem.
Make a Bluebird Nesting Box
This bluebird nesting box is designed to be attractive to bluebirds, simple in design and construction, easy to monitor, and resistant to inclement weather and predators. You know a birdhouse is well-designed when local bluebirds are immediately attracted to it.
Create Seed Pod Bouquets for Winter Birds
Here’s a sweet way to dress up your garden for the winter: bundle up old flowering perennials with burlap ribbon and leave the seeds for the birds. You will nourish wildlife and, come spring, it’s easy to cut the plants back as new growth appears.
How to Make Water Bottle Bird Feeders
These water bottle bird feeders made from plastic water bottles and perfect for wild birds including American goldfinches, Dark-eyed juncos, Purple finches, Indigo buntings, and more. This would be a great project to oversee with a group of kids or adults. The supplies are cheap or free and you can make a lot of them in one afternoon.
Pros and Cons of Using Bt for Caterpillars (In Home Gardens) | Empress of Dirt
Pros and Cons of Using Bt for Caterpillars (In Home Gardens)
How to Identify Butterflies in Your Garden | Empress of Dirt
Need help identifying butterflies? These quick tips show how to recognize the differences between various groups of butterflies. Once you know who they are, you can provide the plants they need to survive.
Monarch Butterflies: How Gardeners Can Truly Help
Find out everything you can do to help support monarch butterflies. Growing milkweed is an important first step but the whole ecosystem matters for these and other wildlife to survive.
Why Frogs & Toads Are Good For Our Gardens
It’s a good sign to have native frogs and toads in our gardens. It means we’re providing the food and habitat these environmentally-sensitive creatures need to thrive. Find out what you can do to attract them and why they are important in a healthy ecosystem.
Should I Buy Ladybugs for my Garden? + Unusual Facts
Let’s look at popular ladybug facts and myths and find out whether it is recommended to buy lady beetles to combat garden pests.
How To Use Fall Leaves To Improve Your Garden
Leave the leaves! There are so many beneficial uses including mulching garden beds, insulating plants from damaging winter conditions, creating nutritious compost, and providing essential food and habitat for living things.
Why Frogs & Toads Are Good For Our Gardens — Empress of Dirt
It’s a good sign to have native frogs and toads in our gardens. It means we’re providing the food and habitat these environmentally-sensitive creatures need to thrive. Find out what you can do to attract them and why they are important in a healthy ecosystem.
Monarch Butterflies: How Gardeners Can Truly Help
If you live where monarch butterflies breed, growing native milkweed is the first step. Find out what else you can do as a gardener to support the entire lifecycle of these astonishing creatures.