Posts by Grant

I live in the Midwest USA, so I only have the luxury of seeing Eastern Bluebirds on a regular basis. Western and Mountain Bluebirds live much too far away, so I've only gotten to see them a handful...

When I first started attracting bluebirds to my yard, I thought they only ate insects. It turns out, fruit makes up a large part of a bluebird's diet as well, and fruit-bearing plants attract...

I've been attracting bluebirds to my yard for over sixteen years. You don't have to convince me how great bluebirds are! But, maybe you'll need a little bit of convincing before you're ready to put...

When I first started trying to attract bluebirds to my backyard, I set up two identical bluebird houses in different locations on our property. The nest boxes were spaced about 200 yards apart. So,...

If you've been attracting bluebirds to your yard for any amount of time, you've likely run into issues with house sparrows. House sparrows are a territorial and aggressive, non-native bird species in...

So, a pair of bluebirds found your nest box. Over the course of a few months they've laid eggs, raised their young, and they've finally flown away. Congrats! You're a successful bluebird landlord....