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Making a House a Home

Caitlyn Cole | July 16, 2019

A Millennial’s Perspective on Flying the Coup As a twenty-four-year-old, who just nested into my own house, I will say that it isn’t easy making a house into a home, especially on a budget. I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought that it can’t be that hard to make their house look like […]

Making a House a Home

Are Bird Feeders Making Birds Lazy?

Mr. Canary Sheds New Light on Bird Feeding I love days like today. You know the kind, you set out to do a specific task that you pre-suppose will turn out one way…and then it turns into something better. That’s how this blog post began. I started out to write about this […]

Mr. Canary Celebrates the Fourth of July by Donating to the Semper Fi Fund

Happy Bird Day America You may wonder how in the world I can link a bird feeder company to The 4th of July. Admittedly, on face value, it seems like a ploy. But, if there’s one thing Mr. Canary has an indisputable connection to, it’s the United States Marine Corps, and nothing is more connected […]

Did you know that those who live near lakes are more likely to feed birds?

Mr. Canary’s CEO and lake lover, Jan Long, shares her summer memories of birds at the lake Ah, Summer. The end of June, to me, is the epicenter of summer celebrations. We’ve passed the Unofficial First Day of Summer (Memorial Day), the Official First Day of Summer (Summer Solstice) and are lurching headlong into the […]

Bird & Wine Pairings: A Beginners Guide

Perfect Pairings When it comes to a warm summer evening on your backyard deck, if you’re like me, you want to know “Which wine goes best with watching birds at my feeder?” Well, Spoiler Alert: They ALL do. But because of my expertise in both areas I’m going to offer some suggestions…You’re welcome. You know, […]

Birds & Brides

What’s a Wedding Without Birds? You know, as months go, there are so many good things associated with June it’s hard to list them all. Some highlights: June opens summer, it kicks off outdoor concert series, it busts kids outta school and June gets a LOT of people married. I was a June bride, so […]

How to Keep Your Children Engaged with “Cheep” Entertainment

Parenting Hack, Courtesy of a Nerdy Dad I am a Millennial dad, and I can tell you that mealtimes with a little one can be a little squirrelly (pun fully-intended). My daughter Lily is almost 3 years old and as any toddler-parent will tell you, and as some of you surely remember, getting a child […]

On World Environment Day, Mr. Canary emphasizes the importance of sustainably-sourced and recyclable products

Mr. Canary’s Bird & Breakfast is “green”, but what does that really mean or why should you care? Today, Wednesday, June 5th is World Environment Day. Created in 1974, it’s the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. This year the theme is around air pollution. “We’ve got to […]

Much Ado About Poo

The dirt, or rather the “poo” that comes with bird feeding. I have to bring it up. NObody wants to talk about it, but we have to face it: when it comes to bathroom habits, birds do NOT follow the same hygiene protocol as people. In fact, I think we can all agree that when […]

6 Reasons Why Bird Feeders Make a Great Mother’s Day Gift

Full disclosure, I’ve owned a bird feeding company for 24 years. I, also, had a mother, am a mother, and gave birth to a mother. Not to mention the other Mothers I’m variously related to, friends with, and fans of who have influenced and changed my life in miraculous ways. In other words, I know […]

Why Mr. Canary isn’t just for the Birds

In 1995 my sister, Chrissy, and I started a business. Well, truthfully that statement is taking a lot of ‘poetic license’ with the term business. We incorporated, for sure; but we had a long way to go to be able to call it a business. What happened was we inadvertently sold a whole bunch of […]

Steph’s Mom– A Mother’s Thank-You

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Social Enterprise- We Were Doing It Before It Was Even a Thing!

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we are proudly debuting the second installation of our “In My Nature” Vlog. In this video, Jan Long explains how Mr. Canary stumbled into becoming a “social enterprise” long before that phrase was even a part of the lexicon. We would like to give a special shout-out to […]