My name is Susan Kelly, and I am the owner of A Home For Wild Birds.com.
As a bird lover and enthusiast I live in British Columbia, Canada. My home is on a lake, in the Okanagan Valley; a valley that is a destination spot for birders. Some of the best birding in North America is here!
Not familiar with British Columbia? Have a view of the following one and a half minute video. And the lake that you'll see behind Kim Cattrell of Sex and the City is the lake I live on.
Hollywood has also discovered my area for birdwatching! The movie The Big Year, a comedy about birdwatching was filmed here!
Living on a lake has it's advantages. Some of the birds in my back yard include Ospreys, Herons, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Loons and Hooded Mergansers. While not everyone can live on a lake, one of the best things you can do to encourage birds in your own back yard is to provide
water for birds.
My front yard includes Meadowlarks, Ring-Necked Pheasants, Cedar Waxwings and my favorite; Cassin's Finches that serenade me throughout the day.
I also live on a migratory flight route for many birds. These Sand Hill Cranes visited last fall on their way to Texas from the boreal forests of Canada. We counted over 100 of them!
Bird holidays are often on my agenda as well. There are wonderful great places to go on our quest for more birds. My favorite todate, has been the Galapagos Islands.
This site is for bird lovers everywhere to share their love. Our motto is help and be helped.
If you have a question about birds in your back yard, let our community of birder lovers
answer it for you.