The Birds at My Table

The Birds at My Table
Author: Darryl Jones
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 150171080X

Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers. Why do people do this? Jones asks in The Birds at My Table. Does the food even benefit the birds? What are the unintended consequences of providing additional food to our winged friends? Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding. He pinpoints the highs and lows of the practice. And he ponders this odd but seriously popular form of interaction between humans and wild animals. Most important, he points out that we know very little about the impact of feeding birds despite millions of people doing it every day. Unerringly, Jones digs at the deeper issues and questions, and he raises our awareness of the things we don’t yet know and why we really should. Using the latest scientific findings, The Birds at My Table takes a global swoop from 30,000 feet down to the backyard bird feeder and pushes our understanding of the many aspects of bird feeding back up to new heights.

Feeding the Birds at Your Table

Feeding the Birds at Your Table
Author: Darryl Jones
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1742244599

Feeding the Birds at Your Table is designed to provide detailed, comprehensive advice and suggestions for people wishing to feed wild birds in Australia from their own backyards and balconies. Millions of Australians feed wild birds in their gardens. Yet there is currently little information or advice on offer to tell them how to do this properly. This book provides the first readily available source of reliable information relevant to Australia. What’s more, it is written by an expert who feeds birds himself. Including profiles on different types of Australian urban birds, what to feed them and the types of feeders to use, it also has advice on how to create a bird-friendly garden. Feeding the Birds at Your Table offers sensible and practical suggestions so feeding doesn’t only benefit us, but benefits the birds themselves. ‘At last, a sensible, science-based guide to safely feeding wild birds in Australia.’ — Paul Sullivan, CEO, BirdLife Australia

Birds at Your Feeder

Birds at Your Feeder
Author: Erica H. Dunn
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780393322316

Summarizing data from Project FeederWatch, a continent-wide survey sponsored by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Bird Studies Canada, National Audubon Society, and the Canadian Nature Federation.

Feed the Birds

Feed the Birds
Author: Helen Witty
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1991
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Peanuts for Jays, cut-up apples for Waxwings, fruit jelly for Orioles, suet for Nuthatches, dried corn for Pheasants, and soaked raisins for Bluebirds and Mockingbirds: Now you can attract the birds of your choice by serving them the food they really love.Feed the Birds shows how to make your yard the birds' favorite spot. The authors are lifelong birders who've tested different foods, devised recipes, constructed innovative feeders, and taken extensive notes based on years of observation and feeding.The guide covers the four feeding types--ground feeders, tree-clingers, birds who like a tabletop, and birds who'll eat anywhere--and describes the rules of flocking, the pecking order, and how to keep squirrels away. An extensive, 100-item chart covers the use of both store-bought and wild foods, plus the table scraps and leftovers birds crave.With over 20 recipes using seeds, grains, and suet, a sturdy mesh suet bag, and plans for custom-made feeding devices, Feed the Birds will keep your feathered friends coming back again and again. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. 135,000 copies in print.

Feeding Wild Birds in America

Feeding Wild Birds in America
Author: Paul J. Baicich
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2015-03-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1623492114

Today, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest act of provision has become such a pervasive, popular, and often passionate aspect of people’s lives. Each chapter provides details on one or more bird-feeding development or trend including the “discovery” of seeds, the invention of different kinds of feeders, and the creation of new companies. Also woven into the book are the worlds of education, publishing, commerce, professional ornithology, and citizen science, all of which have embraced bird feeding at different times and from different perspectives. The authors take a decade-by-decade approach starting in the late nineteenth century, providing a historical overview in each chapter before covering topical developments (such as hummingbird feeding and birdbaths). On the one hand, they show that the story of bird feeding is one of entrepreneurial invention; on the other hand, they reveal how Americans, through a seemingly simple practice, have come to value the natural world.

My First Bird Book and Bird Feeder

My First Bird Book and Bird Feeder
Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761165991

Discover over 30 fascinating backyard birds in this full-color illustrated field guide.

Wild Your Garden

Wild Your Garden
Author: Jim and Joel Ashton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780241435816

"It's up to every single one of us to do our bit for wildlife, however small our gardens, and The Butterfly Brothers know just how that can be achieved." Alan Titchmarsh Join the rewilding movement and share your outdoor space with nature. We all have the potential to make the world a little greener. Wild Your Garden, written by Jim and Joel Ashton (aka "The Butterfly Brothers"), shows you how to create a garden that can help boost local biodiversity. Transform a paved-over yard into a lush oasis, create refuges to welcome and support native species, or turn a high-maintenance lawn into a nectar-rich mini-meadow to attract bees and butterflies. You don't need specialist knowledge or acres of land. If you have any outdoor space, you can make a difference to local wildlife, and reduce your carbon footprint, too. "Wildlife gardening is one of the most important things you can do as an individual for increasing biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. From digging a pond to planting a native hedge, the Butterfly Brothers can help you every step of the way." Kate Bradbury

Feed the Birds

Feed the Birds
Author: Chris Earley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780228102014

"Endorsed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation"--Cover.

Beyond the Bird Feeder

Beyond the Bird Feeder
Author: John V. Dennis
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1981
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Explores the behavior of birds in our yards, woods, and fields.

The Joy of Bird Feeding

The Joy of Bird Feeding
Author: Jim Carpenter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781935622611

Carpenter offers practical tips and solutions to attracting and identifying birds. He offers suggestions for the best foods for the birds you want to see, and even tells you how to deter unwanted guests to feeding stations. You'll also learn how to properly store bird food, and how to prevent window strikes.