News & Information from Songbird Essentials http://www.songbirdessentials.com 2010-07-29T14:33:11+01:00 text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2244 Finding a way to make anything that holds water &ldquo;safe for wild birds&rdquo; was what led Gordy Dye of Sheffield, Iowa to invent &quot;The Bird Bath Raft&quot;.&nbsp; Gordy&rsquo;s invention was a plastic disk that floats - exposing just the right amount of water for songbirds to safely use. text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2235 <font face="Calibri">If the birding world had a rock star, it would be the hummingbird. Swift, tiny, secretive and simply amazing to watch, &quot;hummers&quot; are so hard to spot that catching a glimpse of one can be a summer experience you'll long remember. But you don't have to be an avid birder to be thrilled by the sight of a hummingbird.</font> text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2236 <font face="Calibri">Who doesn't love spring? Flowers bloom, trees bud and bright songbirds return to the area. The renewed resurgence of radiant life may make you want to get in on the action.</font> text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2237 <font face="Calibri" size="3">The backyard can seem barren and bleak when the leaves fall off the trees and the last blooming plant retires until spring. But there&rsquo;s an easy way to brighten your backyard and fill it with color and song this winter &ndash; charm songbirds looking for an easy, reliable food source.</font> text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2131 <a href="http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/humm_ruby_spring.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> for a migration map of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2063 In the next week, Songbird Essentials will be posting the attached News Release for the use of print, online newspaper magazines, and other media.&nbsp; The fall and winter posting was utilized by nearly 1000 Publications reaching tens of millions of consumers.&nbsp; The goal of this significant investment in dollars is to promote and grow the past-time of Backyard Wild Bird enjoyment and to send consumers to you. text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2064 Who doesn&rsquo;t love spring? Flowers bloom, trees bud and bright songbirds return to the area. The renewed resurgence of radiant life may make you want to get in on the action. text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2065 text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=2057 Penguin Productions, a contract TV production company, recently visited Mexico, MO to film five new &ldquo;In Your Backyard with Bird Man Mel&rdquo; segments of the &ldquo;Making Better Animals&rdquo; TV Show on RFD-TV. text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=1838 <br /><!--Session data--> text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=1839 <br /><!--Session data--> text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=1771 An Agreement has been reached between Eklunds and Songbird Essentials where in effective September 1, 2009 the Wild Bird Gift Lines previously marketed by Eklunds has been acquired by Songbird Essentials of Mexico, Missouri. text/html http://www.penncomm.com PennComm http://www.songbirdessentials.com/blog.php?entryID=1529 "We recommend this product, the first we've seen aimed at encouraging hummingbird nesting in a natural way. It has the potential to help you bring in more hummers where you can observe them and then to increase the odds that they will nest near you."