CHEX TV airdate: Oct. 13th, 2017 Click link to watch this episode online. On this episode my guest is Simon Tapper a student at Trent University. Simon is studying many different birds in the swallow family. Swallows prefer nesting boxes located in open fields on tall posts. They mainly eat flying insects. We’ve noticed fewer … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Sept. 29th, 2017 Click link to watch this episode online My guest on this episode of The Garden Gate is Trent University student, Simon Tapper, and we’re talking about the American Goldfinch. The goldfinch loves the seeds of Echinacea (Purple coneflower), grasses such as Big Blue stem, Rudbeckia (Black eyed susan). … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Sept. 1st Click link to watch this episode on our YouTube channel Cleaning your bird feeders is very important to keep your birds healthy and coming back for more. Tune into this episode or read further to learn more about what you should be doing! Cleaning your bird feeders Moldy or … Read more
Chex TV airdate: August 4th, 2017 Click link to watch this episode online. Butterflies, hummingbirds and bees love the gardens that the Peterborough Pollinators group have created. With funding from various sources that have installed gardens around the City of Peterborough. They also are encouraging home owners to install pollinator gardens themselves to encourage the … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: June 23rd, 2017 Click link to watch this episode online It’s really wonderful to watch the birds. Their beautiful colours and sweet songs relax and help you to appreciate the nature all around you. Often times elderly who live alone at home much of the time can spend hours watching and being entertained … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Friday April 29th, 2017 Episodes usually air during the morning show at 7:50am, CHEX Daily at 5:15pm and the following Monday during the Noon show Click link to watch this episode With eager anticipation we wait. We watch. We wait some more. Are the hummingbirds here yet? When do I put my … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Feb. 3rd, 2017 Episodes usually air during the morning show at 7:50am, CHEX Daily at 5:15pm and the following Monday during the Noon show Click link to watch this episode online. Robins always go south for the winter. MYTH Birds will freeze if they take a bath in the winter. MYTH Birds … Read more
It was a great treat to visit The Kawartha Environment Centre at Trent University in January. I felt like a kid again. Tromping around in the snow and feeding chickadees from my hand. This centre is truly a gem for the City and County of Peterborough. Kids come to this centre and also Camp Kawartha … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Nov. 11th, 2016. Watch this episode online by clicking link. Predator birds such as Sharp shinned hawks (Picture courtesy Gwen Forsyth), Barred Owls and Northern Shrikes have been known to visit bird feeders in our back yards (and they’re not after the bird food!) It can be very shocking to see … Read more
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Oct. 28th between 5 and 5:30pm. Click link to watch this episode online. Now is the time to keep your bird feeders full of quality fresh bird food! Migrating birds are more apt to drop by and visit your feeders if they are clean and full. They may drop by for … Read more