About Owls
1. Silent flyers. Owls fly silently owing to the structure of their wings. Serrated edges along the feathers and a velvety coating dampen the sound
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November 26, 2020
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About Chicken Eggs
1. No roosters needed. Most birds don’t lay unfertilized eggs, but chickens do. A hen need never meet a rooster to lay an egg. The
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April 30, 2020
About Nests
1. What are they? Nests are structures built to hold eggs, offspring and, sometimes, adults. They’re often built owing to the “nesting instinct” of pregnant
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March 12, 2020
Attracting Hummingbirds
Bits of light flash off a tiny breast sending out rays of brilliant red and green. A hummingbird has flitted into view. Its feathers
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March 5, 2020
About Turkeys
1. Which came first? Was the bird named after the country or the country after the bird? The answer is that the bird was named
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October 10, 2019
About Blue Jays
1. They’re not really blue, you know. Blue jays look blue. You’d swear they are blue, a very striking, and intense blue kind of blue.
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October 7, 2019
Finches at the Feeders
There is no question that finches are among the most popular birds seen at feeders in summer. Finches don’t just look great but they sound
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August 13, 2019
My Li’l Chickadee
By Sherrie Versluis For those who participate in feeding wild birds, there is no bird more adored than the black-capped chickadee. A bird filled with
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May 3, 2018
The Acrobatic Nuthatches
By Ken De SmetPhoto by Jim Reimer Along with black-capped chickadees and the common woodpeckers (downy and hairy), white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches are probably among
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November 22, 2017
Mystical migrations
by Sherrie Versluis We’ve said goodbye for this year to most of the bird families that visit our feeders and nest in our birdhouses in
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October 2, 2017