Animals Archives

Friday, April 18, 2025

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

Bugs are a part of any gardener’s life. Some are beneficial and welcome additions that help develop a healthy garden

By Ken De SmetPhoto by Jim Reimer Along with black-capped chickadees and the common woodpeckers (downy and hairy), white-breasted and

by Sherrie Versluis We’ve said goodbye for this year to most of the bird families that visit our feeders and

Nobody loves the garden more than our pets. Small dogs come in from their forays adorned with petunia blossoms caught

Rabbit deities appear in mythology as tricksters and fertility symbols. What childless couple wouldn’t want to be able to “breed

Deer, and rabbit, has been a headache to a lot of gardeners. We always look for different deer repellants that

When I was a kid, grownups used to call us “tads” – for tadpole, I guess. And we certainly had

The talkative blue jay By Sherrie Versluis One of the most popular and widely recognized backyard birds is the blue