Great Blue Heron Nest Cam

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/page.aspx?pid=2433

Thanks to our friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology we have a live cam of a Great Blue Heron nest with the occasional visit from mom or dad.  What a commotion that causes!  You have to see and hear it to believe it!

Hummingbird nectar goes bad in warm weather

Hummingbird nectar exposed to hot sun doesn't stay fresh very long, and smells bad, too! Either hang the hummingbird feeder in the shade or be prepared to change the nectar every day or two.  The hummingbirds will appreciate it!

A Castle fit for a Queen

A castle bird feeder! Does your mother like to feed birds? Or maybe she does, but doesn't know it yet? Mothers always like to be treated as queens, right? Here's the perfect suggestion for a Mother's Day gift!

For more information, please click on Castle Edible Birdhouse.

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Attention birdhouse builders!

Quoted from "Cadillac Desert" by Marc Reisner...the subject is the expansion of development in the west: "One of the unforeseen results of the homestead legislature was a high rate of employment among builders of birdhouses. In most instances, you were required to display an "erected domicile" on your land."

New edible birdhouse: Tractor!

Here's the latest edible birdhouse in the BirdLodges.com collection: a tractor!

Here's a very cool way to use birdhouses as decoration. Our customer made dining room table and sideboard centerpieces out of the Hansel and Gretel edible birdhouses before shipping them as holiday gifts.