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If you know someone who likes feeding outdoor birds, you’ll likely find a lot of great gift ideas at Duncraft Wild Bird Superstore.

Choose from feeders and food, birdbaths – and don’t forget to check out the “deal of the day” via the link at the right of this post. Birds need our help more in winter than in warm weather months.

Feeders they located and count on for food during the summer will be important to their survival once cold temperatures arrive.

Duncraft is the leading resource for wild bird feeding products in the USA.

Since 1952, Duncraft has manufactured Duncraft brand bird feeders, mails the Duncraft catalog nationwide and its www.duncraft.com website offers hundreds of the best wild bird and nature-related gifts, birdfeeders, bird foods, pest solutions and garden décor.

No rest for the weary birdwatcher! My feeders are packed with birds at the moment – Wrens, Cardinals, Nuthatch, Chicadees – and a few new visitors I haven’t identified just yet. Here’s a little help for your Fall and Winter 2013 shopping season:

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And where DO Hummingbirds go?

Here’s some good info: Hummingbird Migration

Birds are in fast-food mode this time of year – trying to get ready to survive winter months means eating as much as they can – while they can get it. My bird feeders are actually less busy at the moment while there are alternatives such as bugs and worms still available – but that won’t last much longer.

Here are some ideas for backyard feeders and other feed solutions that will help your smallest feathered friends survive the coming winter. The last few days of cool temperatures in some areas may mean Hummingbirds have headed south for the winter so think about bringing those feeders in soon.

Sunflower Seed Wreath

Contains Sunflower Hearts and Black Oil Sunflower Seed.

3 pounds.

Cardinal Delight Wreath

Hearty bird-edible wreaths -each made with the freshest seeds and Duncraft’s exclusive blends.

Each is trimmed with a red raffia bow and hangs from a jute hanger.

7 x 2 inches thick.

Eco-Strong Seed Block Feeder

Protect whole peanuts, suet, and seed blocks from weather! Fill with bird seed blocks or suet blocks.

Small birds can cling anywhere on the mesh sides. The overhanging roof discourages starlings and house sparrows that find clinging to the mesh a difficult position to manage.

Constructed of recycled plastic with a wood-grain finish.

10″ wire cable hanger. Feeder measures 5-1/2 x 9-1/4 x 10-1/2″ tall.

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I noticed this past Friday morning that the water in one of my birdbaths was frozen over for the first time this year. Considering the still-lingering drought of 2011, birds are a bit desperate for clean, clear water to drink. My Winter garden purchase this year might just be one of these heated birdbaths.

This All-Seasons Heated Deck Bath tilts up to empty – cleaning couldn’t be easier!

The tilting, steel mounting bracket fits deck rails up to 6 inches wide. For winter use, a thermostatically controlled heating system is contained within the basin and keeps water ice-free to -20 degrees F. In warm weather, the cord tucks under the basin to keep it out of sight. 3-Year Manufacturer’s Warranty.

Basin 20 inches in diameter, 2 inches deep. 150 watts, 6 inch cord.

Wild birds also like to “bathe” not just drink during Winter weather – help them out with a little warm water to use!

Molded of durable resin to withstand all temperatures and conditions. This All-Seasons Heated Bath has a hollow pedestal for weighting with sand or gravel and a heating system that’s built right into the bowl for winter use.

Basin is 20 inches in diameter, 2 inches deep, 26-1/2 inches tall. 150 watts with a 6 inch cord under the basin.

I’ve actually seen birds sitting on a frozen birdbath trying to tap their way through to the water. Water is just as essential for birds as it is for humans – especially during often dry Winter weather…

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