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10 Neat Things About Corvids, Crows, and Their Kin

January 29, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 405 Views corvid behaviour, corvid communication, corvid cultural symbolism, corvid empathy, corvid funerals, corvid gift-giving, corvid intelligence, corvid memory, corvid mimicry abilities, corvid problem-solving, corvid social structure, crows and ravens, jay bird cognition, magpie intelligence, tool use in corvids

The corvid family – crows, ravens, magpies, jays, and their kin – is as clever as it is fascinating. Known

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Discovering How the Solar Eclipse Impacts Flora and Fauna

April 8, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1138 Views animal behavior, eclipse effects, eclipse impact on animals, eclipse observations, flora and fauna, nocturnal insects, plant responses, Solar eclipse, University of Missouri study, wildlife during eclipse

As millions of people gaze at the sky on April 8th to watch the total solar eclipse, scientists are busy

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Wild Birds in Winter

December 18, 2023 Sherrie Versluis 2436 Views Birds, wild bird, winter

How is it that winter’s brutal cold doesn’t appear to faze them? Birds have the highest body temperature in the

Animals Birds

Feathered Friends: Mourning Dove

November 7, 2023 Sherrie Versluis 1004 Views Backyard birds, Bird behavior, Bird feeding, Birdwatching, Dove nesting, Dove symbolism, Mourning dove, North American birds, Wild birds, winter wildlife

Doves have long been revered as a symbol of peace, but the history of how the dove became so

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Feathered Friends: Feeding birds in winter

October 20, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 1125 Views autumn, bird feeders

Feathered Friends by Sherrie Versluis With the lovely fall season upon us, it is a perfect time to think about

Animals Birds

Feathered Friends: American goldfinch

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1436 Views american goldfinch, feathered friends

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis There is no summer bird more anticipated than the American goldfinch. This little bird fills

Animals Birds

Feathered friends: Wild bird real estate

February 26, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1244 Views Animals, featherfriends, songbirds, wild bird

Feather Friends with Sherrie Versluis Summer is the season of reproduction for wildlife, and wild birds are the most dramatic

Animals Birds

Feathered Friends: The incredible bald eagle, a force of nature

February 22, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1270 Views Animals, bald eagle, featherfriends, largest nests of bird, sherrie versluis

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis There is not a more revered bird of prey than the bald eagle. This is

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Feathered Friends: The beautiful haunting call of the Common Loon

February 22, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1100 Views acid rain, Animals, Bird Studies Canada, birder, Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, Canadian one dollar coin, feathered friends, hunting loons, incubation, lake birds, loon, Loonie, Sherries Versluis, tremelo-call, wail-call, yodel

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis Living in Canada is a great thing for nature lovers. We are so fortunate to

10 Neat Things Animals Birds Wild Critters

10 Neat Things About Turkeys

October 7, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1948 Views Benjamin Franklin, domesticated turkey, Lake Tuz., poultry, turkey anatomy, turkey behavior, turkey breeding, turkey myths, turkeys, wild turkey

1. Not from Turkey. There are three species of turkey, if you count the domesticated one, and all are from

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