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Zippin along by JeffreyW “How do you fall in love with hummingbirds?” I asked my teens. We were sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner while two female ruby-throated hummers flitted back and forth outside the window. My two teens stared blankly back at me. Silence… “I mean it,” I said, “I want to tell people [...] Serious Bird by Navicore My garden was deserted, not a bird in sight. Suddenly a blue jay was cawing and the birds appeared. Were they following the blue jay? Actually, no, I was wrong. The leaders of the bird world are in fact chickadees. Other birds follow chickadees to find food. Get a chickadee to nest in your [...] Dark-eyed junco by dobak When it comes to attracting birds to your winter garden, just think of your own basic needs: food, water, and shelter. Being without basic necessities is a scary thought. In winter, that fear is very real for birds. Cold food, no water I remember well the ice storm of January 2002. First came the ice, [...] Black capped chickadee by Noel Zia Lee “Nature dangles her secrets right below our noses, yet we rarely notice.” – Alison Kerr, 2010 I was snuggled up in bed reading a book, Beyond the Bird Feeder, given to me by a really good friend. Suddenly this sentence jumped out at me, “… occasionally chickadees or nuthatches will [...] Female American robin by kevincole “In the spring robins dance with me in the garden. I dig; they dig. They sing, my heart rejoices.” Alison Kerr, 2010 Where do robins go in the winter? Do they leave for warmer climes? Robin joy The cute British robin, Erithacus rubicula, stays put in winter and is arguably the most adorable [...] |
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