A gift for our backyard wildlife
It didn’t take long for this little screech owl to discover the Owl box we put up for her. She has now spent the last two winters in our yard.
This is the perfect year to let family, friends and relatives know that helping others during the holiday season is the ultimate gift. It may be nothing more than giving to a food shelter or offering a helping hand to a local family in need. Maybe donating to agencies helping war-torn countries like Ukraine.
These gestures can make all the difference during the holdiday season.
But don’t forget our backyard friends who will also appreciate a little helping hand. Reports are calling for some serious winter weather in most of Canada and parts of the United States as well as throughout Europe. That means keeping our feeders full will go a long way to easing any hardships local wildlife may face this winter.
Even better, why not consider adding specialized houses, not only to attract wildlife, but to help them through the cold winter months.
Several years ago I installed a screech owl house on one of our old pine trees and for the past two years we have had a screech owl spend the winter in our yard. Such a blessing to sit inside on a cold winter’s night and hear our little owl calling out, his big eyes peering out from the warmth of his home.
I have recently teamed up with Buy 2, Get 1 FREE! " target="_blank">Big Bat Box to offer readers excellent deals this holiday season starting on Black Friday and running through to December 7th. Although the company started out making outstanding Bat Boxes for our winged mosquito munchers, they now offer an assortment of bat, owl and bee boxes that would make outstanding gifts for nature lovers.
For my post on attracting owls click here. For my post on the importance of attracting bats to your yard, click here.
And to make it even better, Buy 2, Get 1 FREE! " target="_blank">Big Bat Box has a special deal available where you can buy 2 and get the third free. What a great way to cover three gifts at once. Or, you might just want to keep one of the houses for your own yard.
If that wasn’t enough, Big Bat Box is a Ukraine-based company. So, by supporting their efforts to help wildlife, you are also helping to support Ukraine as they fight for their survival against Russian aggression.
There are several styles and sizes to choose from in bat and owl houses.
