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Mad about orioles

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1277 Views Birds, feathered friends, featherfriends, orioles

Feathered Friends by Sherrie Versluis Being such an avid bird lover people often ask me what my favourite bird is.

American goldfinch

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1221 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

Wild bird real estate

February 26, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1059 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 Local Gardener

Bird Myths to be aware of …

February 25, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1201 Views Animals, birdbath, featherfriends, feeding birds, songbirds

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis There are always many questions about wild birds during the summer season. Some of them

Animals Seeds Wild Critters

A Seedy Mess: Is your bird seed mix poisoning your birds?

February 25, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1698 Views Aflatoxin, Animals, Aspergillus flavis, bird seed, birdfeeder, featherfriends, hopper feeder, Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, potent carcinogen, seed, tube feeders

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis Wild bird products are found almost anywhere these days at hardware stores, gardening centres, and

The incredible bald eagle is a force of nature

February 22, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1056 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

Animals Birds Local Gardener

A beautiful haunting

February 22, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 922 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

Animals Gardening for Beginners Gardening with Kids Insects

What insects are in your backyard?

February 22, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1209 Views Animals, backyard, insect, lady beetle, ladybug, red lily beetle, robert wrigley, soldier beetle

By Robert Wrigley It was a late afternoon when I decided to relax by reading a book in my backyard

Animals Garden Helpers Local Gardener

Slugs

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1417 Views Animals, gardening helper, slugs

Nobody likes slugs. Well, nobody except, maybe, five-year-old boys. For gardeners, they chew holes in foliage and leave a very

Animals Local Gardener

Lookalike butterflies: Monarchs and viceroys

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1174 Views butterflies, monarch, viceroys

Doesn’t mean you have to disparage viceroy butterflies, though, the butterflies that look an awful lot like monarchs except for