Please call your local store to place a curbside pickup order. All online orders will be shipped.
ANN’S WINDOW TO NATURE We have all heard the old sayings: “You get what you pay for!” “More bang for your buck!” We all make choices regarding how we prioritize our time and money. Some people travel. Some people golf. Some people collect handbags. For me, one of my priorities is attracting, feeding, and watching backyard birds. I consider my bird…
In a small garden center south of Saint Paul, Minnesota, an enterprising Irishman named Joe Murphy began experimenting with seeds. His passion for birds compelled him to attract them to his feeders. Mixing seed by hand in a 55-gallon drum eventually led him to a recipe that birds couldn’t resist. It wasn’t long before customers at the garden center discovered…
A Novice Bird Feeder’s Journey to Successfully Attracting Birds by All Seasons Wild Bird Store (in Eagan) employee, SANDRA TOCKO If you are reading this, you are either currently feeding birds or aspire to do so. Hopefully you are not in the same position I was four years ago—throwing money into the bird feeding industry, but not seeing any birds…
As with every season, you should select seed for the type of birds you’d like to attract and the environment in which you reside. However, in cold weather climates, you should also consider birds’ additional energy needs. Birds must eat more per hour during cold weather in order to energize their metabolism and produce body heat. With fewer daylight hours…
