CHEX TV airdate: May 15th, 2015 Click link to watch this 3 minute video online. Birds and Butterfly’s both need water either for drinking or for bathing. ?On this episode of The Garden Gate I show you a few options available, from bird baths, bird waterers and also butterfly feeders and baths. We […]
Category: Back Yard Bird Watching
Garden Gate: Episode 58 – Migrating birds
Chex airdate: March, 6th, 2015 Click link to watch this episode online. Often?people ask where particular birds have gone. ?Years ago they would have seen them more often, but it’s only on rare occasions that they enjoy a sighting. Local biologist and instructor at Trent University, Walter Wehtje helps to explain where the birds have […]
Garden Gate: Episode 57 – OWLS!
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Feb. 20, 2015, 5pm Click link to view this episode. For the last couple of years a high number of owls have been spotted in our region. Especially snowy owls. They are so beautiful and exciting to see! I haven’t seen a snowy owl myself but was fortunate enough to have […]
Garden Gate: Episode 56 – The BAD seed
? CHEX TV airdate: Friday, Feb. 6th, 2015 Click link to watch this episode. I knew our bird food was good stuff. ?But it wasn’t until I picked some other “bird food” up at a box store that I realized HOW good! On this episode of the Garden Gate I will show you how to […]
Garden Gate: Episode 55 – New Feeders
Click link to watch this episode. So you have a new feeder! ?Yay! ?You filled it up with bird food. Hung it in a tree. ?It looks good. ?You can see it from the kitchen window and are ready to enjoy those little chirpers. Then you waited. No birds. Days go by. Still no birds. […]
Garden Gate: Episode 52-Discouraging large birds
CHEX TV airdate: Friday Dec. 12th, 2014 Click link to watch it here! Feeding and watching the birds is a wonderful past time. ?You can spend hours watching the chickadees coming in to grab a seed one after another. ?Polite little birds! Then there are the goldfinches. They have such a pretty song, I could […]
Garden Gate: Episode 42 – Plants for birds
CHEX TV airdate: July 25th, 2014 Click here to watch this episode. Birds love seed that you put out in your bird feeders, but in the summer they go crazy for natural berries and seeds that they find in your garden. On this episode I’ll highlight a few plants they you could easily incorporate into […]
Garden Gate: Episode 37 – Hummingbirds and Orioles
CHEX TV Air date: May 16th, 2014 Click link to watch this episode Hummingbirds and orioles are almost here. Visit www.hummingbirds.net to see where they have been spotted! On this episode of The Garden Gate I’ll help you choose a good quality hummingbird feeder that will last for many years. I often have customers ask […]
Come in to win!
Come in to win a Squirrel Buster! Starting?Monday Feb. 10th, drop by the store for your secret code. ?Use the secret code to enter to win one of 150 Squirrel Buster bird feeders! You can enter online or by phone. Enter early. Enter OFTEN! No purchase required. Prizes available: 120 Squirrel Buster Standard bird […]
Garden Gate: Episode 32 – Grackles and Starlings with guest Drew Monkman
Chex air date: February 21st, 2014 Click here to watch this episode of The Garden Gate. Grackles and starlings can be so annoying when they find your bird feeders. ?They eat so much, come in large flocks and scare away the prettier birds like cardinals. (Photo: www.billhubick.com) During this episode of The Garden Gate I’ll […]