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...
Helping Birds Prepare for Migration
There's a noticeable change in the air; the nights are getting longer, and the temperature is beginning to drop. The time has come for our summer-visiting feathered friends...
Your Happy Beaks Garden August
Birds learn how to fly, never knowing where the flight will take them.
- Mark Nepo
For months now we’ve watched our garden birds put on an amazing show,...
Birds in Halloween Folklore
Birds have been part of the Halloween tradition for a long time — even before the demonic few from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” in 1963! But why do...
Best garden activities for kids
Let’s lure our kids away from screens this summer and introduce them to the joys of play, adventure and learning in nature. From sowing wildflower seeds for pollinators,...
Best British eco friendly blogs
We all want to do our bit to help reduce climate change and be more environmentally friendly, but it can be hard to know how to make the...
7 bird and wildlife crafts for kids
Keep children busy in the school holidays with these brilliant bird-craft ideas courtesy of some of our favourite bloggers. Whether you want a quiet task to fill a...
Five things to know about hedgehogs
While you may pay a lot of attention to the feathered friends that visit your garden, there are many interesting visitors worthy of your attention. This particular spiky...
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...