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Wild Birds in Winter

December 18, 2023 Sherrie Versluis 2108 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

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Mad about orioles

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1229 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.

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Inebriated animals and insects

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 968 Views Animals, Birds, insects

Do the birds and the bees get a little drunk sometimes? They certainly seem to, at least some of them.

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Finches at the Feeders

August 13, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2553 Views Animals, bird feeders, Birds, finches, garden birds

There is no question that finches are among the most popular birds seen at feeders in summer. Finches don’t just

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The acrobatic nuthatches

November 22, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 3558 Views Animals, Birds, chickadee, garden bird feeders, Manitoba Gardener, nuthatch, red breasted

Along with black-capped chickadees and the common woodpeckers (downy and hairy), white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches are probably among the most

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The Blue Jay

September 9, 2016 Canada's Local Gardener 2955 Views Animals, Birds

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