I'm happy to say that my yard is the bane of the neighborhood! I have flower gardens everywhere, I have houses for mason bees & logs on the ground, I have milkweed all over the place, rain barrels... the neighbors all think it's just a mess of weeds and I love it. I've let nature reclaim the back yard (the guy who mows my tiny yard refuses to use anything other than a riding mower & has killed all of the grass anyway, it's just dirt now) and have just a stone path leading to the bird feeders. I chose not to rake the leaves in the back this year so they'll provide shelter & compost material. I leave all of my spent flowers and grasses up all year to provide food & shelter (more untidy mess in their eyes). I think that all the repetitive rows of perfectly trimmed, symmetrical and structured yards are so lifeless and boring. I took your advice and spread peanut butter on the trees today so the neighbors probably all think I've gone round the bend. Your video was so informative and you have such a soothing voice. And you have a beautiful & lively yard!

Your voice is so calming and pleasant to hear. I am just learning and getting ready for my first winter of feeding the birds this winter.

Your narration was so very excellent! What a calming and peaceful voice you have! NICE MUSIC! It did not "take over" your video. Love watching the birds! If you ever do a video on feeders or how you make your own suet, I want to watch it. You're a SUPER lady!

Your narration adds a delightful touch to your videos. They are so enjoyable to watch.

Thanks for the high quality presentation. To prevent water from freezing in the winter, I use a large clay flower pot with a 40 Watt light bulb inside, surrounded with fiberglass insulation; then put the saucer on top--then pour in some water. I set 8 hours on the timer for the bulb, and bring the saucer inside for the night to change the water; also, bring the bulb in so that it won't crack from thermal shock next morning. I also put a lid over the pot overnight so snow won't get in. This pot gets put on top of my regular summer birdbath. Just put a piece of plywood to cover the birdbath and set the pot on that. I love to watch the birds drink and splash, and no one else in my neighborhood has that--so the birds really benefit.

This gives me something to look forward to in winter ! This is my first foray into birding and putting out feeders . Whoa ! Just made it to the bird fights ! Intense !

Loved your ‘creating your own backyard arboreal’ video . Shared it with FB friends & family. Collective hats doffed to you, Jo😇

Beautiful. Very relaxing voice. THANK YOU

Thanks, Jo! Lots of good advice for helping our “entertainment “ get through the winter months.

Great video! Well edited and great voiceover. You inspired me with your native plant videos and I’ve just ordered 100 plants for the yard around my summer place. 4 inch pots, so it may be awhile but I look forward to seeing what they attract to the yard.

Aww... They really do bring a splash of happiness. Excellent video Jo, wonderful footage and great advice, especially about waiting to prune grasses and flowering plants. You have a lovely and inviting backyard many birds must be happy to visit. Great look at that Cape May and also your Tufted Titmouse - I haven't seen any this season. Hope you are getting many visitors!

Thanks for this lovely update. I so loved the older versions. I watched them about 5 or 6 times each. before and during the last few winters.

Thank you so very much dear Jo Alwood!...I'm 73yrs man. I feel I'm too old for pets who will outlive me and wind up in a pound until they're exterminated so I decided wild birds would be best...Anyway, thank you for sharing your vast experience/ knowledge of our avian neighbors! I've an awful lot to.learn but it's fun and I'm looking forward to it!

We just got our first snow of 5 inches. It’s beautiful. Your video was very helpful and interesting. We cleared areas on the ground and put sunflower and no mess seed. We also put butter bark in small cups. We came inside and had a great time watching all the action. Thanks for a great video.

Great video, awesome narration! I love watching different kinds of birds.

Interesting information. Ive been feeding local birds and squirrels throughout the winter storms we’ve had lately, and this channel definitely has the info I need. Im subscribing and will definitely watch more of your content! Thank you!

Love your videos! Great footage, editing, and info. Thanks for your hard work.

This video showed up as an ad on my TV, and my cat, who normally could care less about any of the other "bird videos for cats" - was MESMERIZED!! Plus, very informative and relaxing to watch!! Thank you Jo!!

Came back for a refresher course! I can only feed the birds in winter thanks to the black bears. 😩 I’ve been getting pine grosbeaks, chickadees, woodpeckers, bluejays, purple finches, goldfinches and nuthatches in NE Minnesota. This morning we had 14 wild turkeys underneath the feeder! After they were through pecking and scratching for seed, they walked across the street in a line like a parade to check out the neighbor’s yard! A little brave of them considering it’s only days away from Thanksgiving! 🦃

God Bless you guys for doing such a nobel job.

we just put out our first bird feeders in East Tennessee Smoky Mountains and we are enjoying seeing the birds, we need to add running water cause the small bird baths are not being used yet

👏👏👏👏👏Fabulous video Jo!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Thanks Jo! Great tips. It's a constant battle against the starlings. I love your stream...

Thanks Jo! That was really great!!! I don't feed the birds, per se, but I do leave all my garden seed heads, etc. until springtime, so there is plenty for them to pick at. Plus I live next to a fallow farm field, so there is plenty of seed material for them there too. Thanks for sharing!!

I learned something thanks jo. Tamp down the snow!!? 😘❤️

I’ve gotten a Red-Bellied Woodpecker on my tiny tube bird feeder!

Love your channel. I’ve learned quite a bit from watching. Thanks so much!

Love this video, the narration, the music. But those birds...😍. Thank you and I’ve subbed.

So happy you shared all your knowledge!

thanks again for telling us about the habitat

Beautiful birds

YOU inspired me to go out and clean the bird feeders and get them dried out before adding more. We have a nice sunshine today but really cold. We have many cardinals.

Very interesting with great ideas. Fun to watch. B. Prater

I love this bird narration🥰

I enjoyed your narration. Great footage, editing, and info. Thank you!

Awesome video. I also have blue jays, cardinals, finches, woodpeckers, wrens, etc.. I feed them safflower, sunflower, nuts (shelled/unshelled), sunflower kernels, etc. I love it. They "know me" and it's flattering. Funny thing is, they don't like the nyjer. In the spring (it's winter here now) the hummingbirds will show up. We have about 3 dozen cardinals and 2 dozen blue jays. And everyone loves the suet squares.

Very nice video ! My cat loved it too :) She doesn't get to hunt though, much to her dismay. Thanks for the tips. I'm hoping to get the birds to notice my new feeder so I can take some nice photos of them in the winter.

AWESOMENESS all in one! Thank you!!

So glad I found your channel!

Thank you! Love you! So do my kitties which have 10 windows w/out blinds to enjoys their entertainment! They and I have lots of great entertainment! Yes, the starlings and squirrels do drive me crazy at times it is great entertainment for us !

Truly enjoy your videos Jo. Keep them coming and thank you!

I really enjoyed this video and how your voice came across in narrating it. Thank you!

Sectachular video both educational and entertaining.Iwish Ihad seen this back in May Iwould have changed the image of my yard. Great job.

Thanks Jo!❤️

I really enjoyed you video, very informative, and beautiful video of our feathered friends.

Lovely & super helpful & amusing video. T.Y.

This is a very useful video. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for this JO!. So not only helpful, fun lots of fun and very interesting.

Very informative, and Beautiful, thank you

great video i love watching my birds

Delectable video! thank you for the great tips

Oh super cool Jo . Starlings need to eat too 😁

Really enjoyed this video. I live in town, not I country, so don’t get as many species as out in country. On the positive side, I don’t have any Starlings. Also live in Wisconsin, so winter limits the species. Bark butter I never heard of, I want to try, but will squirrels eat it all? I don’t like squirrels. Thank you again for informative video.

Thoroughly enjoyed your video! Do you have cages that you can mix and match with different feeders? Where do you get the cages by themselves (without the feeder inside)?

thank you! informative and beautiful. I smiled through the whole thing. (except when the hawk was eating :(. I learned so much. I have my feeders filled with black oil sunflower seeds, and a bunch of suet feeders. (year round) I got a surplus of bacon grease from a friend, which I mix with nuts and seeds to make my own suet. they seem to tolerate it, some birds more than others. It must have a strong taste and smell. How do you feel about this? I'm afraid of giving my little friends too much cholestorol. Should I stop offering it and just offer store bought beef suet? I use both. Thanks so much for the wonderful video!

Great job on the vid! educational and informative. Keep up the good work!

Great video. Thank you!

If I had that many starling and sparrows I'd be whipping out the 12 gauge

Beautiful! ❤️🦜❤️ Thank you!

its a very beautiful video, I have watched a couple of videos yet and I liked these a lot. thanks,

Hi, I'm new to your channel, bravo I sent it to my friends In Wisconsin, an upper Michigan too

Bark butter hmmm I'll have to buy me some of that 👍

How many of your feeders came from Wild Birds Unlimited? I used to work for them, so I recognize the feeders. :-)

Amazing well done loved this

I have whole unshelled raw sunflower seeds. Should I crush break them up?

I have a balcony that overlooks the large shared garden, what is the best way to provide a source of food for the birds. its impractical to put food out in the garden as the cats would have a wonderful time, the birds, not so much.

you need plant filters that you can maintain every winter to keep your water fresh connecting your roof to your pond wil do wonder to

Thank you soo much for your helpful info !!!!

Jo, watching your videos costs me money!

this is a wonderful video thankyou so much

Great job, Jo. love the soft music. i have a situation. i just bought 2-5$ feeders and one 20.00$ squirrel one. i started out with the basic generic"wild bird seed" with bs, milo,cracked corn,fillers,etc. the only thing i was atrracking was HUGE CROWS, and sometimes blue jays. But the moral of my story is my neighbor has a tube feeder, with all white/light tan food, in it,AND EVERY DAMN BIRD IN THE HOOD, IS AT THAT FEEDER, the sparrows are fighting a spot it, like one in your awesome video. can you please tell me what im not doing, or doing wrong..ty ps...his feeder has been up for 4 years mine has been up for 4 weeks, ty again.

Fantastic guide and epic storytelling :). Quick question: do you know or have seen if house finches can use the thistle feeder filled with sunflower chips?

Wonderful video!

this was so helpful!

Thank you! So beautifully done and narrated. I want to watch it over and over again. Could you tell me who you hired to put in your stream. I live in the St Louis area also.

great video, Thx for sharing

Comprehensive👍

plant Purple Coneflowers and leave the seed pods till spring

Love this video! Gives me some good ideas!

You are awesome!! . Thank you for this great video.

Do you have many Blue Jays Jo?

Olá , JO Realmente um filme muito bonito , fico impressionado com a variedade de espécies , que tem por ai. Também adorei as , house birds , são muito lindas. O lugar é maravilhoso , e fica lindo no inverno. Um grande abraco. Renato RS 🇧🇷 Brasil

I loved this

i have a friend who did the cage over the feeder and she had to remove it because they kept getting bluejays heads stuck into them they were dangerous for other types of birds

Good.

Thank you! Where can I find the same cage for feeders?

My Euro Starlings don't pay my feeders any mind. They are too busy plucking up big, fat, creamy grubs from my untreated "lawn." I say "lawn," because most of it is weed. :-D

What no one ever tells you about having bird feeders is the trouble that can happen. 1. Flocks of Starlings take over and eat everything, and make a mess. 2. After the Starlings make a mess there's a possiblity, as what happened with us, that RATS will come to eat whats below the bird feeders. Been a real nightmare, and sad because we really enjoyed the chickadees, woodpeckers, finches, jays, cardinals, etc. But i can not have RATS hanging around. Anyone have a solution?

Juno's come to my land only when it snows and hang out in my evergreens . Why is that?

Love the video!

Nuclear blast 😁😁 your so funny !! I love your candor Jo ❤️

And our morning doves love cracked corn.

I clapped at the end of your video.

Why not just put a tray of peanuts/walnuts/sunflower seed/cobbled corn for the squirrels...they are hungry too! Especially in the Winter!

Shoot those starlings

We also have hawks, but the birds here don't tolerate them. They harass them in numbers.

They had to start spelling it "Nyjer" seed, because the original spelling "Niger" (named for the region in Africa from which it hails) kept getting mispronounced as a nasty word.

What about a Florida winter 😎

You are so cool

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