Birdwatching is a great way of combining recreation with education, and can become a bonding team activity for the entire family, or a group of friends. However, if you want to bring other people into the fold of birdwatching you better set them up with proper equipment. If you already know a long-time bird-watcher enthusiast, […]
How to Deal with Wildlife When Camping
The horror themes of animal attacks when camping are quite prevalent in pop culture, prevailing through hundreds of movies, and culminating in the excellent The Edge featuring Anthony Hopkins. However, such themes and stories are highly exaggerated in order to excite the viewer. When it comes down to it, almost all negative encounters with wild […]
How to Attract Bluebirds with Mealworms
If you want to engage in the relaxing activity of birdwatching, you don’t have to bother yourself with traveling around and lugging birdwatching gear with you. Instead, if you own a medium-sized backyard, you can attract birds to come to you, and not just any birds. Colorful and pleasing to the eye, bluebirds are native […]
Birdwatching Binoculars for Beginners
In our tamed, modern civilization, it is difficult to come upon wildlife that is not far removed from cities and settlements. At this point, most people can only see animals in zoos, at least those that are not in the household pet category. Birds are the exception to this rule. Because of their ability of […]
What Attracts Woodpeckers
It’s hard to get a more straightforward name that is so apt in its descriptive prowess than a woodpecker. They are a beautiful and unique species in the bird kingdom. These birds are designed to peck trees in order to facilitate a broad range of functions: Drill into trees to find food. Communicate with other […]
Attracting Bats to Eat Mosquitoes
Bats have been aggressively and dishonestly maligned by the shallow popular culture. They are associated with vampires as malicious bloodsuckers, and as carriers of diseases and misfortune. It’s true that some bats feed off vital fluids of livestock and other animals, but the majority of bats only eat fruits and insects. To that end, you […]
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