Unlike many birds that come to your backyard feeder, the American robin is not primarily a seed eater. Therefore, attracting this species has much to do with what is planted in your yard as well...
Explore the wonderful world of avian delight. Here are a few tips to help you organize a trip.
The market is loaded with optics, feeder supplies, books, jewelry and collectibles for birders. Try your local nature store for some great ideas.
You don't need to spend a lot of money on a fancy bird feeder to attract feathered visitors to your yard. Try this easy make-it-yourself model.
Hemp is a plant from the Cannabis genus that is growing in popularity because it can be used for so many things. Industrial hemp can be used for thousands of things, such as hemp seed oil, clothes...
Taking a good portrait is more than capturing a face. It requires careful consideration of lighting, mood, background and expression.
With landscape photography, lighting is as important as location. Choose the right time of day to capture that beautiful view on film.
The greatest variety of hummingbirds occurs in the American Southwest. In winter, hummingbirds are almost exclusively limited to California, Arizona and Texas.
Different varieties of birds build different types of nests. You should research the type of nests or nest boxes the birds require. Nesting season generally runs from early spring to late summer.
Candles set the mood. Whether you want romance, soft lighting or eerie effects, you can take even more pleasure in candles when you make them yourself.
Got plain old candles? Not anymore! Look around you - there are thousands of things you can use to perk them up.
Dipping candles is an art still practiced today. Dipping your own candles lets you control their thickness, color and fragrance.
A pulley is simply a single wheel, suspended from its axle, with a guide track for a rope or cable at the wheel's rim. The pulley described below can be used to lift light loads up to 20 lbs.
Cut out whatever you'd like - moons, stars, and mountains perhaps, or simple circles, squares, and ovals. Whatever the design, it's easy to use your cutouts and a little imagination to make...
Add your touch to a frame for a personalized gift or just for yourself.
Playing piñata, a well-known Mexican traditon for generations, is fun for all ages at any kind of party. Kids love it because they get to try to hit something and there's candy involved. What...
While kites are inexpensive to buy, making one adds to the fun. You'll be especially proud when your diamond-shaped creation takes to the sky.
A windy day in the park might keep you from flying a paper airplane outdoors, but it could be the perfect day to practice launching a
kite.
Making a piñata, dinosaur or bowl is fun, easy and economical with papier-mâché. The first step is mixing up the paste, which helps to hold all the newspaper strips together.
Piñatas are colorful, hollow, papier-mâché sculptures of animals or other objects. When filled with candy and hung from a tree, piñatas can be the center of a party game in which children hit it...