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Recent Posts
- Revisiting Monarchs
- Photo Viewing Invitation
- Oak Apples (or Oak Galls)
- The Pomegranate – A Beautiful Tree bearing Healthy Treats
- Solar Fountains for Existing Bird Baths
- Economical & Ecological Tips to Aid Nature
- Heat and Drought Tolerant Plants for Summer
- Pet Products that May Make Life Easier
- The Great White Buffalo
Category Archives: Birds
Christmas is for the Birds . . . Too!
Originally posted 12/24/2013 As I wait for my last package to be delivered today, Christmas Eve 2013, I watch the wide variety of birds at my platform bird feeder from my kitchen table. I typically see birds that usually don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Seasons
Tagged Christmas birds, Feeding the birds
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Grackles & Bread Dipping – An Ancient Ritual?
Photo compliments of Margaret McRae http://torontoparks.com/margmc.html Originally posted August 2011 Have you noticed that Grackles oftentimes dip their food in water before eating it? I really had not noticed this until the heat and drought kicked in this year and … Continue reading
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Tagged Are grackles island birds, Are grackles water birds, birds at bird baths, grackle behavior
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Feed Them and They Will Come
Rectangular or House-style Bird Feeder Originally posted 6-27-13 What I have learned through trial and error is that if you wish to attract a wide variety of birds to your home you need to provide a variety of food … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Interesting Facts/Thoughts, Plants
Tagged bird friendly yards, feeding wild birds, how to attract birds, plants for birds, types of bird feeders
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Like Predator – Like Prey
Original post date 4/3/2011 This weekend I was trimming some shrubs in my yard when I came across a rather frightening sight. Actually, I didn’t see the thing when I was trimming, but noticed it when I was sprinting through the “danger … Continue reading
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Wrens
Originally posted 8/24/2013 I had three little visitors last evening as I sat on the patio eating dinner and enjoying the unusually mild August summer night. While I call them visitors, actually they are natives returning home as they had recently … Continue reading
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Tagged baby wrens in nest, Carolina wrens, dome nests, wren behavior, wrens
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