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Birdy in the Window

Photo credit: sonorannews.com The best way to attract birds to a yard is by providing plenty of food and water. “Most commercial bird feeders will work fine as long as they are sturdy, easy to clean,...

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Tracking beauty on the wing

As eastern painted buntings flock to bird feeders, volunteers help scientists map their numbers Debra Carr, 51, attracts painted buntings to her property in rural South Carolina by setting up 16...

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Bird Feeders

Photos by Don Reimer by Don Reimer Numerous articles have outlined the basic bird feeding routines. Assorted seed are recommended: black oil sunflower and niger seed are staples; “scratch seed” such a...

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Bird sightings: Green-tailed towhee

Courtesy Dave Allison This bird sports a red cap on the top of its head with white lores and a white bib under the bill that is bordered by a black and white stripe. The breast is gray and the flanks...

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From the Corner You Can See the Bay

You see, we’d had this cheap assed little bird feeder hanging on the back, deck outside the kitchen’s sliding glass doors for about seven or eight years. A lot of birds came to feed, including a flock...

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Garden Q & A: Treating yards for mosquitoes

Q: Many of my neighbors are having their yards treated for mosquitoes. We’ve always controlled ours by making sure there weren’t any standing water sources in the yard by cleaning out the gutters...

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Make your yard attractive to a variety of fine-feathered visitors

Photo courtesy of Duncraft A lush yard also helps birds feel safe, noted David Bonter, an ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y. He suggests collecting twigs and branches that...

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Unique Homes for Your Container Gardens

Save a few memories and the environment by giving old items new life in your landscape. Add a few extra holes to a leaky bucket to create a container or fill an old cracked bird bath with plants...

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Birdbath Basics

In this time of drought we need to consider providing water for our feathered friends as well as pets and livestock. The most common form of water for birds in the home landscape is a <a...

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Plan a water park for wild critters

August is here and if you don’t already provide water for your yard wildlife community, here are some suggestions. Actually, you need to provide water all year around and you don’t have to waste water...

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