Like to thank Natasha S. from Fredericksburg VA for sending us a picture of her recently purchased bird feeder from P&S Country Crafts.

Birds are on our P&S country crafts bird feeder!!

So I hung up our feeder, and anxiously waited a few days. After about a week, the birds have recognized the feeder! I am so excited and  thought I would share!

Tasha & Paul

We recently got a suggestion from one of our followers for summer kids projects. Here is a great bird feeder project for kids to make. Simple and can be made from old juice or milk cartons or plastic jugs. This is a great way for both young and old kids to enjoy the summer. Bird watching is not only fun but can be very relaxing.

http://www.babysittingjobs.com/blog/how-to-make-basic-birdfeeders/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin

A pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeak’s have a morning kiss at our back-yard bird feeder.

With spring comes the arrival of birds looking to make themselves  a home for mating, and soon raising  their new born. This Blacked-capped Chickadee was spotted making a nest in a P&S Country Crafts crafted bird house.

Black-capped Chickadee’s are  common through out New England year round. Commonly found in deciduous and mixed forests,but  also can be found in wooded areas to include urban  parks and back yards.

msnbc.com

updated 11/26/2011 4:21:51 AM ET 2011-11-26T09:21:51

Tens of millions of flamingos, storks, pelicans and other migratory birds are being killed across the world when they fly into power lines, according to a new study. The AFP news agency reported that wildfires had been caused in dry areas of the United States and Eastern Europe by birds hitting power lines, then falling to the ground in flames. The study was published at Convention on Migratory Species in Bergen, Norway, according the news agency. Tens of millions of birds are killed in collisions and hundreds of thousands are electrocuted in Africa and Eurasia, the study said. Dutch ornithologist Hein Prinsen, who took part in the study, told AFP that “collision and electrocution are among the most important human-related causes for bird mortality,” along with hunting.

Solution needed
There are about 43 million miles of power lines in the world, the news agency reported.”Today, Eastern Europe is a hot spot for problems, for great bustards and birds of prey for example,” John O’Sullivan, an ex-member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, told AFP. “But the worst situation may well be soon to be found in India and Africa where vast amounts of power lines are being built and where there are very large populations of birds,” he added. O’Sullivan said it “completely makes sense” to try to solve the problem because power outages resulting from collisions had a “high costs for society.” AFP said that 12 percent of blue cranes died annually after flying into power lines in South Africa. The blue crane is that country’s national bird.