Use Fall Time to Get Your Bird Feeders Ready for Winter

The end of summer is quickly approaching. The kids are getting ready to go back to school. So it's time to start considering your backyard birds.

There will be many of those birds who migrate to warmer climates, but not all of them. In fact, many of our most charming and colorful birds do not migrate. Instead, they stick it out with us. Both the Northern Cardinal and the Blue Jay, some of our most colorful backyard birds, can be seen against the white of the snow.

These delightful backyard creatures need a little help during the winter. We will tend to feed them throughout the year, so don't forget the cold months. Take some time now, or soon, to prepare your feeders for the winter birds.

Cleaning and refilling for them is something that you should do on a regular basis anyway, but especially as we head into the cold time. That's when you will be less likely to want to work outside, so you may easily forget this particular job. Get your bird feeders ready before the weather gets cold.

Then you will enjoy all those wonderful backyard birds that share the cold and snow with us.