Five New Year's Resolutions

(Go to duncraft.com) Five New Year’s Resolutions for Bird Lovers   Resolve to keep your yard pesticide-free   If you do nothing else for wild birds, at least try to do this. Some pesticides are not only harmful when ... (read more)

Feeding Your Winter Birds

(go back to duncraft.com) For birds that don’t migrate south, winter can be a challenge. Cold days and nights require that birds expend a lot of energy keeping warm. Winter birds forage all day long, and tend to take in the most ... (read more)

Patti Fleming's Essay Contest Entry

(Go to duncraft.com) Mom’s Legacy   I didn't use to pay any attention to the birds when younger. I just took them for granted like so many things the younger generation does. As time moved on and the years went by, I would ... (read more)

Anne Tyler Essay Contest Entry

(Go to duncraft.com)            My Dad, My Birds, and Me   When I was little, my Dad had a box feeder that hung in front of the kitchen window that was over the sink. My dad would ... (read more)

Maryjane Angelo's Essay Contest Entry

(Go to duncraft.com) The Little Goose That Changed My Path I remember a love of birds from as long back as I can remember, always having to "save them" from whatever it was they needed help with. My mother taught me to fill the feeders ... (read more)

Sandra Verdi's Essay Contest Entry

  (Go to duncraft.com) It All Started With A Little Buzz My story starts about 5 years ago when we moved to the country. It was August 2003. I was busy unpacking boxes in the garage with the door open, as it was very hot and ... (read more)

Vicky Hawes Essay Contest Entry

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Mark Hudson's Essay Contest Entry

 (go to duncraft.com) Feathered Memory Still Sweet           When did birds become an important part of my life? Such a simple question: was it my first bald eagle? Perhaps when I saw the peregrine ... (read more)