Richardson Nature Center Bird Feeders

A feeding station in the woods

The camera looks over the feeding area of Richardson Nature Center: several tube feeders hang from metal poles at the edge of the woodland, while a small rock-lined pond with water-lily leaves and a weathered fallen log give birds places to drink, bathe and perch. Wood-chip paths and tall native grasses frame the scene.

Who visits the feeders

Typical visitors at Minnesota feeders include black-capped chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, northern cardinals and blue jays, along with squirrels and the occasional white-tailed deer wandering in from the surrounding woods. The mix shifts through the seasons as migrants travel along the Mississippi Flyway.

Richardson Nature Center

Run by Three Rivers Park District, the nature center sits within Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve in Bloomington, a landscape of oak woods, restored prairie and wetlands crossed by walking trails and used for environmental education programmes.

Watching the cam

A quiet, unhurried stream for birdwatchers and nature lovers, ideal for learning to identify backyard birds and following the life of the woodland throughout the year.