Backyard Habitat Archives - Page 3 of 5 - 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fall is when most people stop thinking about butterflies. The garden is winding down, the colorful summer species are gone, and it&#8 [...]

Bug zappers are one of the most widely sold pest control products in the United States. They are also, according to decades of entomo [...]

Most butterfly gardening advice starts with a list of flowers. Plant these, get butterflies. It’s not wrong, but it’s inc [...]