“Fall means cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and, if you’re lucky, plenty of feathered visitors passing through your backyard. Every year, millions of birds migrate south for the winter, and your yard can become an important pit stop along the way. These travelers need safe places to rest, refuel, and gather the energy they need to keep going….
Author: Erika Zambello
Erika Zambello is a writer, birder, and photographer living and working along the Emerald Coast of Florida. She has a master’s degree in environmental management, where she specialized in ecosystem science and conservation. Her love of the outdoors was inspired by a childhood in Maine, where she returned for her National Geographic Young Explorer grant. In addition to Maine, she has lived in New York, France, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. Erika believes in the power of communicating conservation and exploration, which was the inspiration for One World, Two Feet.
The Pioneer Woman – Why Birds Suddenly Stop Visiting Your Feeder in Late Summer, According to an Expert
“You may have spent months watching chickadees, finches, cardinals, and other feathered friends flock to your yard, only to notice that they’re suddenly nowhere to be found. But a drop in bird feeder activity doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve done anything wrong—or that the birds have disappeared for good. In fact, late summer is a busy time for…
Good Housekeeping – 13 Reasons Hummingbirds Aren’t Visiting Your Yard—and How to Fix Them
“If you’ve seen hummingbirds around your yard but not in your yard, there might be a larger, more reliable food source or habitat nearby. “If you live near a park, garden, or neighbor who has abundant habitat for hummingbirds, they may be in these areas near you but not in your yard,” says Erika Zambello,…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 