As you may remember from my previous videos, I have been helping the non-migratory songbirds get through the winter. I did that by adding sunflower seeds to the birdhouse beside my house. The birds, consisting mostly of three different types of tits, but also of tree sparrows, and several species of woodpeckers, have been eating … Continue reading “Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter Nisus) – Bird of Prey Who Hunts My Songbirds”
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Birding and Ornitherapy – How to Improve Health Watching Wild Birds
In two of my previous videos I hinted to the fact that birdwatching, or birding as it’s sometimes referred to, has scientifically proven health benefits. Those were the videos about feeding fat balls to the tits and sparrows in winter, and the compilation of the woodpeckers chiseling on trees. In this video I take a … Continue reading “Birding and Ornitherapy – How to Improve Health Watching Wild Birds”
Fat Balls for Birds – Feeding Tits and Sparrows in Winter
In an earlier video I showed how I feed the non-migratory birds who live in the thujas beside my house in winter. The birds involved are mostly small perching songbirds (passerines). I have three types of Tits (Great Tits – Parus Major, Blue Tits – Cyanistes Caeruleus, and Willow Tits – Poecile Montanus) who rely … Continue reading “Fat Balls for Birds – Feeding Tits and Sparrows in Winter”
Feeding Songbirds in Winter – Great Tits, Blue Tits and Willow Tits
Beside the house where I live, I have a hedge of thujas (Thuja Occidentalis). Thujas are evergreen coniferous shrubs, but they can also develop into tree form. Their thick foliage makes them ideal for hedgerows. The same provides an ideal environment for non-migratory passerines – birds with well developed vocal organs (for this reason they’re … Continue reading “Feeding Songbirds in Winter – Great Tits, Blue Tits and Willow Tits”