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Thousands of Blackbirds Roosting

I was able to get video of thousands of Blackbirds coming to roost for the night at the local wetlands. For nearly a half hour they continued flying

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My Baby European Goldfinch

About 4 months ago my husband who is a gardener came home with a tiny baby bird. He had cut down a tree that had a nest with 4 baby birds in it but

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Wild Mourning Dove Turned Pet

In May of this year (2009), I was sitting in my garage with the door open and in flies a Mourning Dove. I sat on the top step to watch it for awhile.

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Looking for a name

Rather than relaying a story, I am just trying to discover what type of bird this is. This is a photo of a bird perched on the narrow 3/4 rim that

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Baby Bird Found

This morning we found a baby bird on the ground. It didn't seem to be harmed so my husband picked it up and brought it inside as we didn't know what

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Bluebirds in Winter

I found out quickly that if you put up more than one bluebird house you will get a show you did not expect. I thought it would look so cute to put 3

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This Poem is for the Birds

Mad as a wet hen, a little bird told me, It's a fowl thing for poems that reference us to be as scarce as hen's teeth and it would be a feather in

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Sunning

Though camouflaging with the floating log, Reptilian roundness cannot quite disguise, As morning rays break through the morning fog, Two traveling

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Wrens in Hanging Plant

We have a spider plant on our back deck hanging under the eave. It's going to get mighty chilly tonight in Cincinnati, so my husband just brought the

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I Provided 42 Liters One Week

I live in Cusihuiriachi, Mexico and I love Hummingbirds. I can not believe myself. I had to make 42 liters (11 gallons) of nectar in one week to keep

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Robin

Robin Bolding about the freshly turned garden, Drilling at worm and centipede, Picking over hand raked soil, Unruffled in your clock hopping quest

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At Home In the Pines

The giant pine trees in our front yard have been a haven for many of nature's creatures over the years, and August, 2009 was no exception. I retired

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