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From the lens Create a Backyard Bird Sanctuary.

  • nickupton Mar 26, 2012 @ 11:10 am | delete
    Great stuff!
  • jkvkdailey Aug 16, 2011 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    Wonderful ideas! I just love watching the birds. Blessed by a Squid Angel
  • annmackiemiller May 8, 2011 @ 4:48 pm | delete
    just wonderful - angel blessed
  • caffimages Apr 25, 2011 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    This is a great way to spend time. I watch birds from my window and have a tree in a pot outside my patio doors which the blue tits and sparrows perch in giving me a super close view. Love this lens!
  • TylaMac Feb 17, 2011 @ 1:24 am | delete
    I love birdwatching! I'm lucky because my house is surrounded by mature woods so all I had to do is add feeders and water. I have all the typical Eastern woodland birds and occasionally an unusual traveler. I can't wait to participate in the Backyard Bird Count this weekend. Thanks for the tour of your bird habitat.

    *Squid Angel blessed.*
  • blackspanielgallery Feb 1, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Very nice lens
  • Jan 27, 2011 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    I absolutely love birds, nature and this lens! I've added to my favs, thanks, Elizabeth.
  • lizziebeth Jan 26, 2011 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    I get to see many interesting birds in my area, but I don't (yet) have a backyard bird sanctuary. I plan to next year!
  • tssfacts Jan 18, 2011 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Great article. You make me want to get out my hummingbird feeders set them up again. Great photos. Blessed by a SquidAngel. You are featured on Home and Garden SquidAngel.
  • HarmonyArtMom Jan 16, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Another lovely bird lens. Thank you so much for putting this info together.
    I am adding to my favorites, lensrolling, and blessing.
    ***Blessed by an Angel***
  • Chinajoy Dec 9, 2010 @ 9:47 pm | delete
    I love drawing birds...I am presently looking for pictures people have taken of TN birds that I can draw...good clear ones...anyone out there have any, just let me know.
  • KarenTBTEN Oct 23, 2010 @ 7:35 pm | delete
    This looks like quite a useful resource as well as a visually attractive one SquidAngel blessings.
  • Sylvestermouse Jul 18, 2010 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Obviously, you know by now that I think this is a wonderful lens. Apparently, I got so inspired to write about it that I neglected to leave a comment :) Truly fabulous lens!
  • GrowWear Jul 15, 2010 @ 12:18 am | delete
    A beautiful resource for how to create a backyard bird sanctuary.
  • BevsPaper Jul 14, 2010 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Oh my this backyard bird sanctuary was almost as delightful as seeing the real birds! Lovely! I'm jealous that you have real bluebirds in your backyard!
  • WordCustard Jul 14, 2010 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Came via Sylvestermouse's wonderful review to leave an ~*~* Angel Blessing *~*~ on this beautiful backyard bird sanctuary. :)
  • dustytoes Dec 14, 2009 @ 6:53 am | delete
    What a wonderful lens! lensrolling to my two about birds...
  • poutine Dec 12, 2009 @ 7:49 am | delete
    I enjoyed reading your lens and find it very well structured.
    Poutine
  • Evelyn_Saenz Dec 10, 2009 @ 8:33 am | delete
    The Robin in the Rain flew over to wish you a Merry Christmas and to thank you for creating such a nice backyard habitat.
  • wilddove6 Dec 6, 2009 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Love this!
    We get the Rufuous Hummingbird and the Anna's....which has recently been upgraded to "year round" status...so keep my hummingbird feeders filled all winter as well, (which can be tough in a cold snap having to change them out every hour :), but well worth it!

    Wing high five, and I'm going to lensroll this one :)
    Thank you!
  • momto4 Aug 17, 2009 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Great lens! Lots of great tips that I can use for my yard.
  • praise Jun 22, 2009 @ 6:54 am | delete
    Great lens! I enjoy birding too.
    Thanks, Debra
  • CoolFoto Jun 12, 2009 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Great lens. Found you on Summer group Twitter. Currently we have titmouse, cardinal, red wing black bird, and purple finch eating us out of house and birdfeed. Lensroll to my http://www.squidoo.com/identify-birds .
  • CoolFoto Jun 12, 2009 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Great lens. Found you on Summer group Twitter. Currently we have titmouse, cardinal, red wing black bird, and purple finch eating us out of house and birdfeed. Lensroll to my http://www.squidoo.com/identify-birds .
  • ChineseKitesforKids May 25, 2009 @ 10:26 am | delete
    My best friend's parents house had a bird sanctuary in their backyard and it was amazing! My best friend used to get annoyed because it was part of her chores to clean up and fill the feeders but I always thought she was so lucky to have such an exquisite backyard. Great lens. Brings back lots of memories! Thank you for sharing. 5 stars!
  • lakeerieartists May 16, 2009 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Terrific lens. Blessed.
  • heipet Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    Hi Elizabeth,
    I have added this lens to the contest on the "Squidoo Guide to Gardening" (http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-guide-to-gardening). Good luck with it! All visitors here, if you love this lens, too, go vote for it!
    Heidrun Karin Peters
    Groupmaster The SUMMER Group
    http://www.squidoo.com/groups/summer
  • JaguarJulie Apr 14, 2009 @ 8:10 am | delete
    We had a pretty good backyard sanctuary until the workers showed up in January to begin our home renovation project -- the project is STILL going on with hammering as I sit here writing. Learned to focus focus focus more and more each day during the past 4 months! And, since the hammering our birds are a bit reticent on visiting -- except for the cardinals! And, mockingbirds -- they are pretty brave.
  • OhMe Apr 14, 2009 @ 5:36 am | delete
    Lensrolling to my Dogwoods and Azaleas lens
  • TheGreenerMe Mar 10, 2009 @ 7:38 am | delete
    Beautiful work! We sort of have our own backyard bird sanctuary. It's one of the only feeders around, so we get a lot of visitors! I'm lensrolling this to my backyard bird contest lens.
  • marsha32 Mar 7, 2009 @ 9:44 am | delete
    I want to do a lot of things in our backyard, and this is just one of them
  • AndyPo Feb 25, 2009 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Excellent lens. I love watching humming birds, but we don't have them in London, but I can watch the ring-necked parakeets, jays, woodpeckers...etc. that regularly visit my back garden, for hours.
  • darlkay52 Feb 6, 2009 @ 3:37 am | delete
    Great lens! I love attracting birds to our yard. The bluebirds are my favorite!
  • YourBirdOasis Dec 13, 2008 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lens. It is truly educational and helps me understand how to write better lenses! I own a website called www.yourbirdoasis.com and I would love to offer your lens readers a discount code on all bird watching binoculars. Upon checkout just use: binoculars-ybo to get a 15% discount.

    Also, do you post content on any other websites? Thanks again for your contribution!
  • YourBirdOasis Dec 13, 2008 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lens. It is truly educational and helps me understand how to write better lenses! I own a website called www.yourbirdoasis.com and I would love to offer your lens readers a discount code on all bird watching binoculars. Upon checkout just use: binoculars-ybo to get a 15% discount.

    Also, do you post content on any other websites? Thanks again for your contribution!
  • Karen_Knight_Bennett Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Great lens. I love to watch birds. I have an assortment that I feed around my home. They bring such joy!
  • 0ctavias0fferings Aug 30, 2008 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    Wonderful collection of lenses you have, love the hummingbirds, we don't have those here in Scotland.
  • Joan4 Aug 8, 2008 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! This is just the "game plan" that I need -- our grands love all the birds -- hubby is teaching them to identify the sounds of all. Lens is informative and beautiful! Thank you!
  • WriterBuzz Aug 6, 2008 @ 7:07 pm | delete
    This is a really great lens. I've referred a couple of my friends who love birds to you. Thanks for sharing.
  • OhMe Aug 5, 2008 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Oh wow. This is a gorgeous lens. 5*
  • bjs380 Jul 27, 2008 @ 8:03 am | delete
    Hey thanks for visiting my new lens :)

    I hope you got a lot out of it. I'm going to be posting regularly so check back! Get stumbleupon and give me a thumbs up so others can see my site :)

    Cheers,

    Brad Spencer
    http://www.squidoo.com/finding-fortune-on-facebook
  • CAROL-CONFIDENCE-COACH- Jul 24, 2008 @ 7:35 pm | delete
    Fantastic lenses and beautiful photos well done!
    Carol
  • poddys Jul 18, 2008 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Very nice lens, 5***** I miss the Robins, Blackbirds and Cardinals we had in Indiana, but I love watching the Herons, Cranes, Pelicans and Egrets here in South Florida. The birds sometimes think they rule the place - especially the ducks.
  • beachbum_gabby Jul 15, 2008 @ 2:05 am | delete
    I love to see all those birds for my garden. :) When I do backpacking, I really enjoy seeing them around.
  • Tiddledeewinks Jul 4, 2008 @ 10:56 am | delete
    My former name was Jeannie Allen. I guess your passion is birds! I love to see them in my garden. We have cardinals that visit regularly, chickadees of course here in Maine,and hummingbirds regularly visit my flowers and flowering bushes. The hummingbirds favorite in my garden is my bright red Bee Balm. Nice pics on this lens. 5 *'s! Thanks for congratulating me on making Giant Squid, too! It's exciting. My goal is 500 lenses.
  • alicesy Jun 26, 2008 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. I like the quality insight you have provided here about Create a Backyard Bird Sanctuary. Keep up the good work.

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  • CreativeArtist Jun 22, 2008 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    Very nice bird lens, : ) I have my feeders in what I call the Bird Garden. The larger birds like to walk around on the ground to eat what's been dropped. Thank you for visiting my Affirmation Art lens.
  • ricarde Jun 18, 2008 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    Hi Elizabeth! I am always amazed and fascinated about your avian lenses. Keep up the good work!
  • TommyL Jun 5, 2008 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Hi Lizzy, thanks for visiting my stomach exercises lens. I also have a lens on solar bird baths. I've recently caught the bird watching bug myself and starting to learn all about birds. When I looked at your profile, I was amazed by all the info you have on birds. You do know a lot about birds. I'm going to favorite this lens and 5 stars for the top notch info. Thanks for sharing. This lens is a must read for those who are into birds.
  • heipet Jun 3, 2008 @ 11:51 am | delete
    Hi Elizabeth, congratulations on making it into the Top Ten with three of your lenses! Well deserved!
    Squid's Choice Awards Lens Nominations for the Month of May - This Month's Theme: Things With Wings
    heipet - SUMMER Groupmaster
  • jasmineann May 28, 2008 @ 11:33 am | delete
    Wonderful lens! Very good information on feeder placement and landscaping etc. I love birds and our garden is full of the sound of birdsong as I write this. It is just great to have that connection with nature. I love watching them and we have feeders and birdbaths which they use all the time. 5 stars and lensrolling you to "our nesting blackbirds" which are just lovely. Thank you.
  • LeslieBrenner May 25, 2008 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Great lens, 5 stars!
  • GypsyOwl May 25, 2008 @ 11:56 am | delete
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  • eccles1 May 22, 2008 @ 2:16 am | delete
    What a nice lens for our feather friends
  • naturegirl7 May 18, 2008 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    We saw a yellow throated warbler in our woods a couple of days ago. Great lens, 5 stars and a lensroll (I'm still learning about Squidoo) to Naturally Native Creations.
  • blonndie1965 May 12, 2008 @ 6:53 pm | delete
    What a beautiful lens - not just for bird-lovers, but for everyone! Super, super job!
  • May 8, 2008 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    I love the lens! We really enjoy the birds around our house. My favorites are the cardinals, hummingbirds and the blue birds. 5 star and lenrolled. Kelly
  • PRADCO Apr 24, 2008 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Great lens! I have lensrolled you. Bird watching is such a fun and relaxing activity. You may want to stop by my lens to see a Flickr slideshow of many bird pictures taken with a /www.youtube.com/user/Wingscapes">bird videos that you may enjoy.
  • ArtByLinda Apr 23, 2008 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    Hello, actually I have seen a different bird than I have ever seen before, on a short weekend trip we took to Antelope Island in the middle of the Salt Lake in Utah. It had long blue legs, and a very long beak. Still trying to figure out what it is. I have pictures too.
  • NooNoo Apr 20, 2008 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Great lens, very informative, thanks

    John
    Email Marketing Elite"
  • spiritartist Apr 18, 2008 @ 7:46 am | delete
    This lens is right up my alley! Good job Elizabeth Jean... (I give you an A and 5 stars!)! I just put a new one up yesterday called happy hummers!
  • EliteClubs Apr 17, 2008 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    This lens is great, very informative, thank you.

    Eliteclubs
    Email Marketing Elite
  • CarmellaMae Apr 14, 2008 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    What an awesome lens! I've just started making bird feeders from gourds, (I'm a gourd head!). We live in the mountains and have some of the curest little birds. I'm going to do a lens on the bird feeders as soon as I have a few done, will try to catch a photo of the birds feeding too.
  • kiwisoutback Apr 13, 2008 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    Great job! It's amazing how easy it can be to create a sanctuary space for birds. If you put it out, they will come, no matter where you are. Be sure to join our Wild Birds Group when you have a minute!
  • NaturalMindset Apr 12, 2008 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    Hi,
    I enjoyed your lens! Five stars and lensrolled at Bird Quotes ....
  • funwithtrains Apr 12, 2008 @ 10:48 am | delete
    Great Lens! You've inspired me to dig out our bird feeder -- it's nice to watch the birds. Please visit my Lionel Trains lens.
  • lisawillard Apr 7, 2008 @ 8:50 am | delete
    Great lens! It's presented very nicely.
  • BizGuides Apr 5, 2008 @ 7:55 am | delete
    Excellent Lens, BizGuides
  • Margaret_Schaut Apr 4, 2008 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Terrific series of pages! If I had leisure time, I might actually enjoy using it for birdwatching- you make such a nice presentation of it.
  • mulberry Mar 30, 2008 @ 2:38 am | delete
    An outstanding lens; very well put together!
  • chefkeem Mar 30, 2008 @ 12:04 am | delete
    I might get interested in this activity. You lay it out very nicely. Beautiful lens, 5*s.
  • KimGiancaterino Mar 29, 2008 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    Very nice... We have several feeders and love watching our garden birds, especially the wild parrots that come through every so often!
  • cimscuriocorner Mar 29, 2008 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    I Love all the information here. This will help in getting my backyard beautiful.
  • WENDYSRASCALS Mar 25, 2008 @ 3:40 am | delete
    A lovely lens with great suggestions on how to create a backyard bird sanctuary.
  • CCB Mar 24, 2008 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Wow! What a wealth of information. Now I know why birds don't frequent my birdbath; I have it in the wrong spot!
  • Mar 22, 2008 @ 9:47 pm | delete
    5* lens! I love bird watching :)Check out my new lens!
  • flaminglacer Mar 21, 2008 @ 4:16 am | delete
    I love watching the goldfinches in my garden - so pretty. Excellent lens - Squid Angel Blessing
  • SemperFidelis Mar 20, 2008 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    You've done a wonderful job offering information for the back yard bird enthusiast! 5*

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