Best decision ever!
I started feeding the birds a few years ago, wanting to make their hard lives a bit easier, and found I was instead endlessly battling aggressive birds and squirrels but attracting few birds that I’d hoped for. I thought buying pricy seed blends from the local bird store was the best I could do.
All that changed dramatically when I finally found this wonderful family company, Happy Birdwatcher.
A complete transformation happened here that I wouldn’t have believed had I not seen (and heard) it myself.
I’d always been put off by the chemical smells of the store bought seeds, probably due to being stored in plastic bags, plus seeds that weren’t very fresh. I now realize the poor birds weren’t impressed either.
Everything about this company was immediately different, from their beautiful, sturdy, recyclable packaging to the food and feeders they curate to the true personalized care.
The magic though, was what happened in my backyard within a couple of weeks of switching.
Birds, it turns out, use a much more effective method of getting the word out than our paltry social media. Suddenly, all kinds of colorful birds I'd never seen before began appearing in my yard, visiting my feeders. Within a week or so, the starlings and grackles decided I wasn’t their favorite restaurant to vandalize anymore.
Then I noticed something about the way I felt. I couldn’t pinpoint it until a neighbor remarked that she just felt so serene on my porch. I almost took it as a personal compliment. That was until she said, “you have so many birds, it’s so peaceful here, I just feel better!” The bird songs were acting like a mental reset. Who knew. My Merlin app was bearing this out listening to 14-18 different birds at a time I’d never had here before. Then I read studies that correlate a diverse population of birds and the songs they bring, acting as a signal to our nervous system that we are safe and sound and thriving.
I’m so grateful beyond words to Susan, the creator of this wonderful company, who continually brings me joy through her heartfelt, humor filled letters and Sam, her data scientist husband, who refers to himself as the delivery guy:), both such stellar humans!
Never would I have imagined a birdseed company could change my life, and of course the many birds here, in ways that truly matter.
