Heather Katsoulis

As winter looms, thoughts turn to keeping winged visitors happy.

If you are interested in attracting birds in the winter and helping to keep them hale and hearty, see these three ways to keep birds happy:

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Thanks for bearing with me as I struggle to continue this blog.

Balancing my roles as new mother, new wife, blogger, housekeeper, family CFO, frugal meal planner, and more has been waaay more tricky than my previous life as a single software professional and recreational wildlife watcher.

Look for some changes in the months ahead. I hope to increase my blogging frequency, fix some issues with the current blog design (sorry for the email troubles, carol!), and improve the non-article content for ya'll.

As always, let me know what you think via comments or email.

Cindy Rae

Image: Per Palmkvist Knudsen

Are the powers that be preventing you from placing feeders around your balcony, deck, or patio?

Don't give up! You can still attract wildlife without feeders.

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It's autumn in the United States. Birds, butterflies, and other wildlife are on the move to warmer regions. Here's 5 beautiful, surprising, and unusual critters you might see on your porch, patio, deck, balcony, or other outdoor space during fall migrations.

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