Watching geese at your local pond is a great way to connect with nature. Yet wild geese are extremely secretive when it comes to egg-laying, which makes it harder for you to know about their habits. So you may be wondering when do geese start laying eggs? Female geese start to lay eggs once they … Read more
Ducks are popular birds you’ll see near ponds, lakes, and wetlands in your area. You may have noticed that like most birds, it’s quite difficult to tell how old an adult duck is. That’s probably left you wondering how long do ducks live in the wild? The average life expectancy of a wild duck is … Read more
Watching and feeding ducks at your local pond is a great way to connect with nature. You probably enjoy it more when there are some cute and fuzzy ducklings in tow. So you may be wondering when do ducks start laying eggs? Female ducks start to lay eggs when they mature to the age of … Read more
Feeding ducks near a pond is a great way to connect with nature. Although bringing bread and scattering it for the ducks isn’t the most natural way for them to find food. So what do ducks eat in the wild? Ducks are omnivores which means they eat both plants and animals. Wild ducks mainly eat … Read more
Feeding the ducks a loaf of bread at the park is a great way to enjoy nature. But you may be confused by information saying that bread is bad for ducks. So can you feed ducks bread? Ducks can eat bread fed to them by humans. The problem is that too much bread can cause … Read more
Bluebirds are popular birds that you probably love to see in your yard. You’re maybe wondering if bluebirds are found all over the world. So where do bluebirds live? Bluebirds live in gardens, grasslands, woodlands, and parks of mainland USA, Canada, and Mexico. They prefer large open lands with foliage to perch on. Bluebirds prefer … Read more
When you’re trying to attract bluebirds to your yard, the best thing to do is offer them food. But what do bluebirds eat? Bluebirds are insectivores and will mainly eat invertebrate insects. A favorite of bluebirds is mealworms. Seasonality affects insect availability and bluebirds need to supplement their diet. Seeds, berries, and fruits are also … Read more
If you’ve ever watched a flock of geese migrating you’ve probably noticed how noisy they are. The collective honks of geese will often draw us to look up at those iconic V shapes in the sky. But why do geese honk when they fly? Geese honk when they fly to communicate as a team. The … Read more
Are you trying to attract orioles to your backyard? One of the best ways to get the birds flocking is by offering them food they eat in the wild. But what do orioles eat? Orioles are omnivores that eat both plants and animals. An oriole’s diet is made up of mainly insects, berries, fruits, and … Read more
If you’ve been enjoying watching the orioles in your backyard, you may have wondered where they have suddenly disappeared to. So do orioles migrate? Some species of oriole do migrate seasonally. The North American species such as the Baltimore orioles, Bullock’s orioles, orchard oriole, and Scott’s oriole migrate to central and South America in early … Read more