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Martin Mania

This will be my third year hosting martins. I started out with a single pair in 2008 and last year I had 6 pairs. I did have some problems with an owl

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Doves in the Sun

I noticed a single mourning dove walking around in the flower beds in our back yard recently and decided to keep watch to see if it would come back. There

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Dove in a Shrub

Every year the Mourning Doves nest in the shrub next to our front door. In spite of the People traffic they hang tight and bring forth new babes over and

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The Prince of sparows

I live in the hill country of Tx. where the springs are long and the winters mild. Except for this year, I have lived here for 25 years and this year is

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Hitchcock? No, not the Birds--Robins!

What a relief! It was just this afternoon, reading this Web site, that I learned that robins travel in large feeding flocks in winter months. That explains

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Little Bird

Hi, I found a little bird without feathers under my lemon tree in Arizona, its eyes were not even open. Since I could not find the nest, I bought some

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Bluebirds in the Snow

I decided to sprinkle some cereal on the ground to see what I could attract and since it had dried apples and nuts in it I saw a pair of bluebirds again

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Bart Simpson of Birds

Hi everyone. This is going to be short and sweet.....And sweet it is....I just couldn't resist sharing this with ya'll. As you know I take pictures everyday.

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Brick Bird Bungalow

This fine bird house is not the first brick bird house I have painted, but it is one of the nicest brick jobs I have done on my bird houses. It is made

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Doves in Peg Basket

One morning I came to the clothes line to hang clothes and found a Dove had made its nest in my beg basket hanging on the clothes line. The peg basket

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Cactus Wren saying Happy Valentines day

Just look at the bottom inside of this Wrens tail feathers! The Cactus Wren can be one of the most annoying birds, to have around your house. They are

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Winter Nested Carolina Wren

I have a hanging basket in my carport that has the coconut hair on the outer portion and some soil inside. In early November I noticed a small round hole

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