Tag: bird feeding

  • Racoon raiding a suet feeder meant for birds

    Fortifying the suet feeder against Squirrels and Racoons

    We’ve had a love-hate relationship with our suet feeder ever since I gave it to my wife and installed it several years ago for Christmas. Her desk is in front of the kitchen window, and I hang the feeder from a branch of the tree that overhangs the deck. We love that it’s high enough […]

  • My favourite scenic photos from 2019

    Every year I collect my favourite photos from the year and I usually publish them on the family website. This year, I’m publishing the scenic photos on Unabashed Geek. Hope you enjoy them. Best seen on a large monitor. Click on any photo and then you can scroll through the collection with large images. No, […]

  • Prepare your garden for Winter

    Just to be clear, this article is more about the mechanics of preparing a garden, rather than gardening itself. I’m not a good source for actual gardening tips, like how to divide perennials, and besides, that kind of article is always frustratingly short (because it didn’t cover the plant you wanted to know about) or […]

  • Filling the feeder without any spilling

    Simple solution for pouring bird seed from a bag

    My first attempts at filling our new bird feeder were not too elegant. Let’s just say that as many birds dined on the deck as did on the bird feeder. The problem is that it’s not possible to hold a soft-sided bag so that the contents will pour evenly. It comes out in a rush, […]