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Featured Bird Watcher: Mya Bambrick
To celebrate the fantastic work of wildlife-loving birders, Happy Beaks has been speaking to those who champion, photograph, and generously share their birdwatching tips with others. We recently...
Your Happy Beaks Garden – June
A delicate fabric of bird song floats in the air,
The smell of wet wild earth is everywhere
- Sara Teasdale
June marks the beginning of summer and the end of...
Your Happy Beaks Garden – May
Birdsong foamed in the hour-before-dawn garden.
- David Mitchell
May is the most magical of months. Day by day, the countryside is beginning to transform. Lanes are lined with cow...
Your Happy Beaks Garden – April
"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden"
- Ruth Stout
April is here, and nesting season is well underway! Here...
Featured Bird Watcher: April Mayne
To celebrate the fantastic work of wildlife-loving birders, Happy Beaks is catching up with those who share their amazing photographs and practical birdwatching tips with others. We recently...
Preparing Your Garden for Spring Wildlife
We're into a fresh new year, and as we start to look ahead to spring, now is the time to start preparing our gardens for returning wildlife. If...
Your Happy Beaks Garden – March
Came the Spring with all its splendour,
All its birds and all its blossoms,
All its flowers and leaves and grasses.
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Spring is in the air, the first flushes of blossom adorn the trees...
What is National Nest Box Week?
It seems that every year, month, week and day is now dedicated to something or other, and that’s not always a bad thing! Any reason to dedicate...
Featured Bird Watcher: David Dinsley
To celebrate the fantastic work of wildlife-loving birders, Happy Beaks is catching up with those who share their amazing photographs and practical birdwatching tips with others. We recently...
What is the Big Garden Birdwatch?
The British public love nature. By browsing on social media platforms or looking at the TV schedule, you can see what we mean. It seems that more and...
What to feed wildlife in winter
In summer, lots of us enjoy nature and wildlife, making bird feeders, building bug hotels, erecting nesting boxes, filling ponds and planting wildflowers. But how do you support...
How to attract more birds to your garden – tips from...
A combination of bird food, fresh water and shelter are a good way to encourage local birds to visit your garden. But if you’re looking for tried-and-tested advice...