Water, for the bird garden.
Part 3. Naturescape garden. Let us start with a simple bird bath set into the ground, which is the most appealing for most birds. Make sure that there is no cover nearby that a...
Author: jhspiderjohn
Shelter for Birds.
Part 4. NatureScape Garden. Trees and shrubs provide the best shelter, food, and nesting sites for non-cavity nesters. A great benefit to wildlife and your Naturescape garden is to plant native trees or shrubs...
Naturescape Part 2. Bird Feeders.
Bird Feeding Station. Sparrows and juncos usually feed on the ground. In my opinion, seeds scattered widely on the ground are an essential means of attracting birds. The reason is that House sparrows’ constant...
Naturescape Garden. Part 1.
Part 1. Basic Planning. Naturescape Garden must start with a plan. Draw up a map, and mark out big structures such as buildings and trees. Research areas received six hours of continued sunlight. Trace...
Naturescape Garden.
An Introduction to Naturescape Gardening. These are the methods that I have used with success. One great love of mine is creating with nature an oasis of wildlife within our small urban garden. Living...
My Art.
The Belted Kingfisher of North America. Believe or not this gaily colored bird is a female putting the male to shame. An unusual arrangement among birds. A watercolor painting. We have a Red fox’s...
Free Meals and Logings.
Imagin a house in which you can eat the walls to your hearts content. Insect galls are the highly distinctive plant structures formed by some herbivorous insects as their own microhabitats. They are formed from plant tissue...
To be buried alive.
I met a young First Nation Blackfoot girl and her boyfriend, and we got to talk about the Oldman River and local horror stories. So, I replied with our 4,500 tarantulas in a bedroom...
4,500 Tarantulas in a Bedroom.
I got talking to a young 1st Nations girl while camping beside the Oldman River. Somehow the subject came up to swap horror stories. I went first and hoped to top any story she...
A Tale of a High Rise Birds’ Nest.
Whilst sitting beside our Rocky Mountain Creek one late August afternoon, I noticed a bird’s nest in a Chokecherry bush that had gone unnoticed with previous visits, the lack of leaves made it visible....
