How to build a nest box yourself? What properties should it have? We share tips on building and hanging the perfect bird nest box.You can make an important contribution to bird protection by building nest boxes [Photo: encierro/ Shutterstock.com]Birds are certainly among the most popular garden animals, because their beautiful singing not only flatters our ears, but they are also exciting to watch. In order to attract birds to the garden, many people put up nesting boxes in which the feathere...
Cleaning the nest boxes is an important task that should be carried out in one's garden every year. This allows you to ensure that the feathered residents stay healthy with little effort.Most nest boxes are attached to trees [Photo: Barry Blackburn/ Shutterstock.com]If a nest box is uninhabited, it is important to remove the old nest and clean the box before the next animals nest. In this article you will find out how to proceed and why this is carried out at best annually.contentsDo you have...
The chirping of birds in the morning delights the gardener's heart. Find out here which bird-friendly plants you can use to attract songbirds.Birds in the garden are great - attract them with the right plants [Photo: TashaBubo/Shutterstock.com]blackbird, Thrush, Finch and star – these songbirds not only delight children, but are also extremely popular with adults. No wonder, after all, the birds inspire us with their beautiful singing and are also wonderful to watch. Unfortunately, birds rare...
Cleaning birdhouses should be a weekly gardening practice as it can prevent the transmission of many bird diseases.Birdhouses should not only be well stocked, but also clean [Photo: Vladimir Arndt/ Shutterstock.com]Bird feeders in the garden bring many advantages. You support the birds and at the same time you can watch their impressive flight maneuvers directly from the apartment. But if you regularly watch the birds in the aviary, you will also notice that the house gets dirty quickly. So d...
Opinions on the topic of bird feeding sometimes differ greatly. Does year-round feeding make sense? What should you feed in winter? We answer these and other questions and show the advantages and disadvantages of year-round feeding.Species-appropriate bird feeding can do a lot of good [Photo: Victoria Ray/ Shutterstock.com]It doesn’t matter whether it’s bedding, sunflower seeds, feed cake or suet balls – birdseed is available in every hardware store and even in supermarkets when the time is r...
How do you recognize a song thrush by its appearance and song? When does the song thrush breed and what do their young birds look like? And where is the habitat of the song thrush? We answer these and other questions for you here.The song thrush is closely related to the blackbirdThe Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), also called Zippe or Summer Thrush, is a close relative of the blackbird and is similar in shape and size. The untrained eye might even mistake the song thrush for a young blackbi...
How do you distinguish swifts from swallows? What does the perfect nesting box for a swift look like? What should you do if you find a swift? We reveal it in our profile.Swifts are always on the move [Photo: Mircea Costina/ Shutterstock.com]If there is a bird that is a master of flight, it is the common swift (apus apus). The bird is built to fly and does practically nothing else. Apart from a brief breeding season, the swift spends its entire life in the air. Even at night, the animals do no...
Which birds prefer which nesting sites? Which nesting sites can be found in your own garden and how can you create additional nesting opportunities? We would like to answer these questions for you in our information article.The safety of young birds is the top priority when choosing a nest site [Photo: Bachkova Natalia/ Shutterstock.com]Different bird species sometimes have very different requirements for their nesting sites. But which bird builds which nest? Some prefer lofty heights in the ...
What do starlings eat? How do you differentiate between males and females or even the young animals? We answer these and other questions about the starling in our large species portrait.The common starling is one of the most common birds in the worldThe Common Star (sturnus vulgaris) is an everyday bird in the truest sense of the word. Not only is it a frequent visitor to our parks and gardens, it is also one of the most widespread and common bird species in the world. Its dazzling plumage, l...
How do you recognize a sick bird? What are the most common bird diseases and what should you do if you find sick birds in your garden? We answer these and other questions for you here.Identifying sick birds is not always easy [Photo: tuthelens/ Shutterstock.com]Like humans, birds are plagued by a variety of diseases and parasites. Some of these occur sporadically and generally do not have a major impact on the population. Others spread suddenly and can cost the lives of thousands of wild bird...
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