Give A Shit About Nature, Author at Give A Shit About Nature

You’ve done everything right. The feeder is up, it’s the right shape, you made the nectar yourself. And still nothing. Mo [...]

If you have a balcony, a porch, or a paved backyard with no planting beds, this might be the most practical wildlife gardening advice [...]

Every fall, the same thing happens. Leaves come down, the rake comes out, and millions of bags of yard waste get hauled to the curb. [...]

If you’ve ever tried to help monarch butterflies, you’ve almost certainly been told to plant milkweed. That advice is cor [...]

The worry comes up constantly in native plant conversations: won’t these things just spread everywhere and take over my garden? [...]

Northern cardinals are one of the most instantly recognizable birds in North America, and also one of the most desired backyard visit [...]

The single most common mistake with hummingbird feeders is putting them out too late. Most people wait until they see a hummingbird, [...]

A bluebird nest box is one of the most popular wildlife purchases in the backyard birding world. It’s also one of the most freq [...]

Most wildlife-friendly yard advice focuses on what you can add — native plants, water features, brush piles, feeders. That’s [...]

If you’ve ever spotted a turtle in the middle of traffic and wondered whether to stop — the answer is yes, if you can do it s [...]