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Bird Fun Facts
Here's a few interesting bird facts for you bird lovers.
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Some Bird Books From Algonquin
Watching birds is an international hobby with many followers. These books contribute information for these hobbyists.
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British Garden Birds
The birds in your garden add welcome colour and life. This is a guide to more common visitors to a suburban garden, which children and adults alike will enjoy observing.
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How About A Budgie?
Things you should know about owning a budgie.
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Quelea quelea – African Pest Bird
Red-billed Quelea, African weavers, are so prolific that a flock can contain millions of birds and consume every grain crop in their path.
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The Golden Days of October
The temperature is dropping, the leaves are turning, and the birds are arriving for winter.
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Transitions
The transition from winter to spring is beautiful, and brings with it many backyard birdwatching delights.
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Create Natural Nesting Sites
The right features can increase your chances of attracting nesting birds to your property and having wild birds nest and raise young in your backyard bird habitat.
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an important, as well as fun winter event for the whole family.
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A Novice At A Bird Show
A novice tells her experiences at her first bird show.
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Bird by Bird and Wild Mind
Review of Anne Lamott's <i>Bird by Bird</i> and Natalie Goldberg's <i>Wild Mind</i>.
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Converting to Pellets: My Method
The first in a series of article on converting your bird to pellets. This article discusses how I converted my birds (two pinous and a quaker) to pellets.
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Creating a Sick Cage for Your Bird
Providing a safe, comfortable cage for an ill bird is the best way to ensure safety of the ill bird and other flock members.
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Creating Shelter for Birds
Bird shelter, such as trees, brush piles and nesting boxes, adds warm, dry, safe refuges to your backyard bird habitat.
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Easy Bird Feeders
This easy kids craft is perfect for scout or 4-H groups. Several simple ideas for making bird feeders to attract our feathered friends to the yard.
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Feeding Birds Mealworms
Mealworms are a complete food for nestlings, a compact package containing both food and water.
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For the Birds!
Birdwatching is a great hobby for kids. Find out all about it in this article.
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Getting Ready for Winter
Summer birds have moved on, and winter birds are arriving. Time to get ready for winter feeding!
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Grackles In The Garage
What's that rap, rap, rapping at my garage door? 'Tis the grackles, nothing more.
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Great Backyard Bird Count - RESULTS!
This was the weekend for the Great Backyard Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Here are my totals.
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Iquassu Falls Park in Brazil
Iguassu Falls National Park in Brazil features adventure tours, boat rides, a canyon walk and is located next to a bird park.
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Mononykus
Another missing link between dinosaurs and birds?
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Planting for the Birds - Sunflowers
Birds, feed, and sunflower seeds
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
It's time for The Great Backyard Bird Count. It's all about the birds, and your participation is very important.
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The Mysterious Extinct Dodo Bird
Dodos were extinct by 1700, and we don't know much about them. Read some interesting facts about Dodos - big, flightless, fruit loving, isolated by ocean, and doomed.
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Wet Feeder Blues
Keeping seed dry and feeders clean is important to the health of the birds who come to our feeders to feed. In the rainy Pacific Northwest, "clean and dry" can be a big winter challenge!
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Why Do We Watch Birds?
Why do we watch birds? Birds are everywhere, and everywhere, different. Birds are mysterious, beautiful, and sometimes wonderfully elusive. Many people watch birds.
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Wild Foods -- Fruits and Other Treats
More about specialty feeding -- thistleseed and fruit
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Wildlife and Gardens - Part 3
Gardening in Shade - Wildlife and Gardens - Part 3 - Our Fine Feathered Friends
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Feeding Birds in Winter
Enjoy a window into the secret lives of birds by putting up a feeder. Learn how to attract birds, keep them safe, and contribute to scientific knowledge about birds.
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The Goliath Bird-Eating Spider
The world's largest spider looks more fearsome than it is dangerous to humans. This article will discuss this spider's general habits and unique characteristics.
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What is That Eerie Yodel?
Have you ever stood on the shore of a northern lake at dusk and heard an eerie yodeling wail resounding over the water? If so, chances are you were hearing the call of a Common Loon.
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Bird Identification Tips
Taking note of certain characteristics can help with wild bird identification. This article describes specific things to look for.
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Birds
There's more to buying and caring for a bird than getting the right cage. This article guides new bird owners to web sites with information on factors that need to be considered before purchasing a bird and on bird care.
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Birds and Trichomonas gallinae
The deadly parasite Trichomonas gallinae can be spread among wild birds at feeders and bird baths. Bird watchers can avoid accidentally spreading this and other diseases.
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Birds Coloring Sheet
Another science classification coloring sheet from Kid's Crafts.
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Birds Glossary
Here you will find general descriptions of cranes, birds of prey, and other groups of birds, and definitions of unusual or unfamiliar words we use when we discuss birds.
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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
Take a moment to stop and look at the flowers or hear the bird song. Linda looks at all those tiny joys which we often fail to appreciate during our busy day-to-day lives, then shows how we can deserve these blessings.
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Feeding British Garden Birds
The birdcare industry offers a bewildering array of supplies to attract garden birds. This is a guide to the different types of equipment and how to use them.
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Garden Birds and Transition Zones
A garden transition zone, where open space gradually changes to the deep shade of mature trees, is prime backyard bird habitat.
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Hang a Nesting Box for Birds
A nesting box has to be right for the bird. Choose a local bird, check box dimensions, hole size and position, and select an appropriate location for a perfect fit.
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How to Attract Birds
Attracting birds to your yard is an enjoyable hobby which has other benefits. For example,a bird sanctuary can provide natural insect control for your garden.
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Humming Along
One of the most charming and popular visitors to bird feeders is the dainty hummingbird. A little bit of information, the famous Nectar Recipe, and a bit of gossip about our humming Texas visitors
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Make a Rowboat Bird Feeder
Take an old milk carton, some paint and peanut butter and you have an innovative way to feed the birds in your yard.
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Picking Up the Pace
"Where have all the birds gone?" I hope to provide at least one answer to one of the most frequently asked questions this time of year, when it seems the feeder birds abandon the backyard feeders.
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What do you do with your wreath or swag after the holidays have come and gone?
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Spring Migration in the Backyard
Each year, spring migration brings beautiful visitors to my backyard. Last week was especially exciting with 10 warbler species passing through in one day.
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The Christmas Bird Count
The Christmas Bird Count takes place in late December or early January in locations in North, Central, and South America. Data aids research and conservation efforts.
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
Although winter is a time when it may appear that there is nothing to do in the backyard, there are many ways to be useful. One of them is to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, February 18th. to the 21st.
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