The Backyard Birder

If your life is for the birds, you might as well share it with them. Let's talk birding in Southern California.

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Birds hide out during the molt

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  A Northern mockingbird in molt. Photo by J.J. Meyer     Here's my latest column, scheduled to run on Saturday in The Orange County Reg...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Find inspiration for pollinator-friendly gardens at The Living Desert

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  A Queen butterfly visits a pollinator garden at The Living Desert  - Photo by J Meyer Here's my latest column, sche...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

A Promise Message from a hummingbird

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  I was working the morning shift alone at Wild Birds Unlimited a few years ago, when a woman came in looking for a hummingbird feeder. The ...
Sunday, July 3, 2022

Roger's Gardens celebrates Hummingbird Summer

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  Salvias are magnets for hummingbirds. Photos by Jennifer J. Meyer   Here's my latest column scheduled to run July 9th in the Southern ...
Monday, February 7, 2022

Hummingbird Wars

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A male Allen's hummingbird claims a feeder after running off the competition.                Here's my latest colu...
Monday, August 16, 2021

Orange County Bird of Prey release

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  A red-tailed hawk A Cooper's hawk A great-horned owl Setting the owl free I released a great-horned owl at the Orange County Bird of P...
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Help birds during the summer heat

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    Here's my latest column that ran today in the Southern California News Group newspapers including the Orange County Register, Los ...
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The Backyard Birder
Orange County, Southern California, United States
Jennifer J. Meyer has had a lifelong interest in birds. She is a contributing columnist for the Orange County Register’s Home and Garden section. Her popular stories focus on attracting and protecting the various species of local backyard birds. Her blog is read by bird enthusiasts worldwide. Jennifer has been a volunteer for various non-profit conservation groups including the Orange County Bird of Prey Center and the Southern California Bluebird Club. Jennifer is currently working on a novel staring a bird-centric amateur sleuth and her daughter, a detective. These two strong, female characters clash as they work independently to solve a homicide. Jennifer earned a bachelor of science from Elmhurst College and a master of science from Loyola University of Chicago.
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