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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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Leaving The Nest

This is an update on an earlier post which described the mourning doves nesting (for the second time) on top of our iron entry lamp. In spite of the

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Mournng Doves Nesting on Entry Lamp

We had enjoyed the cooing of the doves in front of our house. Then some six weeks ago, we noticed a mourning dove sitting on top of our approximately

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To Fly Away

To Fly Away We're here, we're here, cried the baby birds to their mother who perched on high. We were so afraid when we left you

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