Offer insect foods to winter birds

January 26, 2012

All summer, both insect and seed-eating birds eat enormous amounts of insects for the high level of protein they provide.  Some birds such as grosbeaks, tanagers and many warblers eat caterpillars and insects at the top of the tree canopy, while others, such as towhees and wood thrushes concentrate on the bugs and beetles of [...]

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Do Birds Mate for Life?

January 23, 2012
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We’re all familiar with the age-old tale of “the birds and the bees” – yet even though birds are included in this childhood allegory, they’re not exactly among the best exemplars of what we might deem “romantic love” among animals. Despite the fact that many of your beautiful backyard birds are in fact monogamous, this [...]

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Caption Contest January 23rd

January 23, 2012

This weeks winner is Donna B with the caption “I know I owe you money, just put it on my bill!” Every Monday is a another chance to win a $15.00 Duncraft Value card! Post a caption for this cute pic and you could win a $15.00 Duncraft Value Card.  Winner will be chosen on [...]

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Duncraft Employee helps rescue a Barred Owl

December 29, 2011
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Back in October, Duncraft employee George, came home from a walk to find an interesting sight.  A beautiful Barred Owl was on the lawn outside his house.  George tiptoed past the owl so as not to alarm him and went inside to get his camera.  While taking a few pictures, George noticed something amiss.  Although [...]

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The Snowy Owl

December 28, 2011
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There are many names for this wonderful owl of the Arctic.  Sometimes they’re called the Arctic Owl, the Great White Owl or Harfang.  One of the largest and heaviest of the North American owls, the adult Snowy male is almost pure white.  Juveniles have beautiful dark scalloping on their feathers that lightens but never disappears [...]

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An Anatomical Guide To Your Backyard Birds

December 15, 2011
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Not even the most avid backyard birders can necessarily lay claim to being a trained ornithologist. This has the potential to lead to a lot of mistaken identities when telling all your friends what kind of birds you attract, or worse – buying the wrong kind of seed for a bird that you think is actually [...]

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Create a Holiday Tree for the birds!

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This year, why not decorate a special Holiday Tree for the birds with bird-edible ornaments and tasty treats? It can be a tree bare of leaves or a beautiful evergreen. Either way, bird trees look festive and charming in your yard and attract a lot of bird-attention! Although Duncraft creates new holiday shapes each year that [...]

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How Do Birds Cope In the Winter?

November 18, 2011
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It’s a common question among backyard birders – where do the birds that don’t migrate south for the winter sleep during those frigid nights? Not only that, but how on earth do they manage to stay warm? The answers to these questions may surprise you. First, where they sleep. It may sound like a cop-out, [...]

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Birds and their Toes

November 8, 2011
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It’s something that has undoubtedly puzzled many a backyard birder – how do their beautiful birds manage to sleep while perched precariously on nothing more than a tree branch? Looking at them, it would appear that nothing more than a slight breeze would be able to knock them over while they snooze – and yet, [...]

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A visit to Plum Island, Massachusetts

November 3, 2011

Plum Island is an 8 mile long barrier island off the coast of Newburyport, Massachusetts. At the southern end is Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Located on the Atlantic Flyway, it’s a vital stopover for migrating songbirds, waterfowl and shorebirds and a wonderful place for birdwatching. In fact it’s known as one of the top-ten [...]

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