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Birds

Feathered friends: Wild bird real estate

February 26, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2744 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

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Feathered Friends: Bird myths to be aware of

February 25, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2437 Views Animals, birdbath, featherfriends, feeding birds, songbirds

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis There are always many bird myths and questions about wild birds during the summer season.

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

February 22, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2855 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 2601 Views 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, weather, yodel

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

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10 Neat Things About Turkeys

October 7, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3425 Views Benjamin Franklin, Lake Tuz., poultry, turkeys

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

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10 Neat Things About Pigeons

September 15, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2796 Views dove, homing pigeons, navigational abilities, pigeon intelligence, pigeon mating, pigeon poop, Pigeons, racing pigeons, Rothschilds, war pigeons

1. Pigeons as navigators. Like humans, salmon and dolphins, pigeons carry magnetite in their brains and in their upper beaks

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About Hummingbirds

May 12, 2022 Dorothy Dobbie 3448 Views bird flu precautions, bird migration, hummingbirds, spiders

1. Soap bubble throats. Hummingbirds have brilliant throats, but it is not pigment that is responsible for that luster. Instead,

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About Canada Geese

October 21, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3387 Views aggressive behavior, Branta canadensis, Canada geese, edible birds, family bonds, goslings, hunting history, migration, vocalizations, wildlife conservation

1. More than just a jacket. “Canada goose” may conjure up visions of a warm, fur-trimmed winter jacket with a

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About Crows

August 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3730 Views Aesop's fable, Crows, family life, food hoarding, human memory, intelligence, language, long lifespan, mourning behavior, puzzle solvers

1. Eat crow – maybe it will make you smarter. Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, crows are

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Feathered Friends: The American robin

February 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 4220 Views American robin, Backyard birds, bird diet, Bird feeding, bird nesting, Birdwatching, robin facts, robins in North America, spring arrival, wildlife conservation

By Sherrie Versluis There is no bird more recognized in North America than the robin. They are known to many

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