Tag: nature
group name: forthebirds
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March 03, 2007 05:26 PM EST --
I really do like squirrels, but not when they empty my bird feeders in a mere matter of minutes. I've tried everything and the intelligent critters have managed to outsmart me every time - even getting . . .
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June 13, 2007 01:54 PM EDT --
One fine March day, I spotted a little bird perched on the top of the duck house by the edge of the pond. It flew out over the pond and returned to its perch several times. I got my binoculars . . .
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July 02, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
Two years ago, I observed a Great Blue Heron stalk frogs in the little pond out back. His patience was remarkable. He would stand statue-still for long periods of time, and then snap up his dinner in one . . .
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November 22, 2006 07:24 PM EST --
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo )
The Wild turkey is one of the few domesticated animals whose origins come from North America. It was first domesticated in Mexico more than 1,000 years ago. By the 1600’s, . . .
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January 04, 2007 05:06 PM EST --
This is my favorite recipe to make for the birds in my yard. The birds absolutely love it. I put it in pine cones and smear it on tree trunks. I also made a feeder to put it in. . . .
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October 03, 2006 06:27 PM EDT --
This Cardinal decided to visit our backyard yesterday. I rarely see them in the yard and rushed to get the camera, then quietly as possible sneaking out to capture him to share. I was lucky enough to get . . .
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March 01, 2007 08:36 AM EST --
Yesterday, as I sat in my living room watching the birds outside the window, I saw a very strange sight. There were three Downy Woodpeckers hanging from the perch of a hummingbird feeder. At . . .
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September 21, 2008 06:54 PM EDT --
I had the most incrediable experience involving a hummingbird yesterday that I just have to share it with my Gather friends!!
I was sitting outside in my screened porch talking with my daughter . . .
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March 09, 2007 10:10 AM EST --
Can you hear them? They are on the dead trees, telephone poles and, well, our houses with wooden siding. Like little jack-hammers. What's a homeowner to do?
First, we need to understand that there . . .
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April 28, 2008 11:21 AM EDT --
This past Saturday afternoon, I sat on my bench in my backyard for an hour or so and took photos of the wildlife I saw... chickadees, bluebirds, nuthatches, squirrels, bunny, wasp, and a male cardinal. . . .
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September 29, 2008 03:56 PM EDT --
Recently I had the good fortune of observing a little male ruby-throated hummingbird sitting on my butterfly bush just outside my screened porch. He was guarding his own personal food source (the . . .
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September 18, 2007 10:16 AM EDT --
September 17, 2007 - A fall nip in the air greeted New Hampshire this morning! It was a chilly 35 degrees. Northern parts of the state fell below 32 degrees. Sunshine quickly warmed the air. By 9:00 AM, . . .
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January 22, 2007 12:21 PM EST --
Well so far this year I have 4 babies. They are all doing very well. One is a yellow like her mom, 2 normals and 1 dilute. I have 2 breeding pairs so far and the other pair have not been doing anything . . .
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January 22, 2008 10:00 PM EST --
Last weeks my boys and I went to Jungle Island in Miami with my childhood friend, who is visiting from Europe. We were all very fascinated with the beautiful flamingos, and we took a lot of great photos . . .
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August 20, 2008 11:44 PM EDT --
One of the most exciting parts of our summer vacation was traveling to the top of Europe's highest sea cliff, Cape Canaille, near Marseille, France. The views were unbelieveable! It was . . .
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June 05, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Last year I had a surprise visit from a very special bird - an albino robin. I never knew such a thing existed until I satisfied my curiosity about him and looked it up on the . . .
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February 20, 2007 12:21 PM EST --
Squirrels are pretty intelligent creatures, as anyone with bird feeders knows first hand. I have a new suet feeder for the woodpeckers that is a small log with holes drilled all the way through. Instead . . .
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April 28, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
Kea - Nestor notabilis
The Kea was fun writing up. This parrot is found only on the South Island of New Zealand. It also is the only parrot to live in the mountains. It can be found as high up as 6,000 . . .
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August 19, 2008 10:01 AM EDT --
While on vacation in the Mediterranean this past June, my husband and I spent some time in the harbor port of Palermo, Sicily, an island off the coast of Italy. The harbor was full of various ships... . . .
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April 21, 2007 10:13 AM EDT --
Hi friends. I am trying to find out what bird it is, but you have to see this! I never seen anything like this. It is tiny like a finch, and the colors are so awesome. What do you think? Wouldn't . . .
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