Rose Cottage Ltd

Here are a few luxury real estate properties or in the case of birds – more like vacation “rentals.”

“Lake View” Cottage Bird House

Who could resist this one? The light blue and white trim birdhouse is made from outdoor grade plywood and finished with non-toxic outdoor paint.

Authentic details and turn-of-the-century style – just look at the flower boxes and hanging plants – add oomph while the rich Western red cedar roof completes the cottage look. Mount on a post and you’ve got the perfect home for wrens, chickadees, finches, nuthatches and titmice with a generously sized (1-1/4″) entry hole, removable back wall for end-of-the-season cleaning.

Little Wren House

A cheery wren house!

Here’s the perfect bird house for attracting wrens in style. This adorable “cottage” will provide a cozy nesting spot for a lucky wren couple. Handcrafted of kiln-dried hardwood and cedar shingles. Includes a bottom clean-out and proper ventilation. Light yellow, 1-1/4 inch entry hole, 9 inch hanging chain.

Country Comfort Bird House

Give your birds all the comfort of country living!

Designed to look like a rustic log cabin, this bird house spares no detail. With hewn timbers that make up the frame, green front door and window trim, a chimney and a tiny little decorative bird house, this is a nesting spot that is as visually appealing as it is functional. With a wide entry hole (1-1/4 inches in diameter), cavity-dwelling birds such as nuthatches and finches will find this house irresistible to nest in. The back wall is able to be removed for easy cleaning.

Love the “stone” chimney!

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:

Win $250 Duncraft Shopping Spree

Enter here at duncraft.com.

And where DO Hummingbirds go?

Here’s some good info: Hummingbird Migration

It’s Canada Goose mating time at the lake for 2013! The geese started forming obvious “couples” a few weeks ago and are now starting to make their preferred nesting areas known to other geese on the lake.

For those not living in rural areas – or for those who don’t have a few years of goose-watching experience, this is a really good time to give any geese you see a bit of space. The male goose is very protective of his mate – as humans would be if they actually mated for life! Once the goslings come along, as early as mid-April or so, both the female and male adult will be more than happy to chase you away from them.

Considering that ponds geese once used as natural habitats are getting covered with homes and concrete and asphalt at an alarming rate, give geese trying to find their way in more suburban areas a break when you can. They’re adjusting as well to their constantly changing available landscape as well as or better than some humans…

Many of the smaller birds you feed in summer will be planning on your assistance to get through winter as well. Below are a few “treats” for them that will make it easy for you to be a consistent partner with your property’s wildlife.

Starting with this Cardinal Delight Wreath – handmade and fresh, dense and delicious! Hearty bird-edible wreath – 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.

Fruit Berry Nut & Seed Bells are a fun, easy way to attract more birds into your backyard.Pine Tree Farms premium Seed Bells are packaged with a colorful net bag that is ready to hang on trees and shrubs.

Contains Black Oil Sunflower Seed, Striped Sunflower Seed, White Millet, Peanuts, Safflower Seed, Sunflower Hearts and Dried Blueberries. 16 oz. each.

Christmas Tree Seed Balls are a Holiday feast for hungry birds!

These festive holiday bird seed ball ornaments are a high energy treat. Six solid ornaments are packed full of peanut hearts. Birds love them! Ornaments are approx. 2-1/2 inches, with built in colored yarn hangers.

Handmade, vacuum packed for optimized freshness!

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.

Duncraft Wild Bird Superstore has hundreds of products – all for the birds!

++ Win $250 Duncraft Shopping Spree – Enter at duncraft.com.
++ Shop the new fall catalog arrivals at duncraft.com.
++ Give a Duncraft eGift Certificate. Arrives Quickly! Always Perfect!