It seemed like a good idea Saturday afternoon.  The nor’easter was starting to wind down and a romp in the snow sounded like fun.   I donned my trusty snowshoes and headed outside.   I lurched along, tripping over my own snowshoes and getting bogged down in the deep drifts.   I had one glorious moment of ungainly [...]

Do birds need a source of water in winter?  Before you answer that, eat a handful of crackers or pretzels and take a brisk walk outside.  Are you thirsty?  Aren’t you glad you have an unfrozen source of water?  Just like you, the wild birds need water but in the dead of winter, open water [...]

The Duncraft line of bird feeders began in 1952 with Gil Dunn’s invention of the Flight Deck Windowsill Feeding Station.   People liked this innovative way of bringing the birds in closer, and the company grew.  Sixty years later we’re still enjoying window feeders, only now we have many more types to choose from.  Window feeders [...]

I have a very clear image in my mind of what Santa’s workshop must look like, complete with merry elves and reindeer that drink cocoa while they work and sing.   To an imaginative bird, Santa’s workshop must look a lot like the Duncraft manufacturing rooms and warehouse.  Imagine shelves stacked from floor to very high [...]