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The Bluebird by John Burroughs

10,000 Birds

He is happy the bluebird has returned and he hopes that it will nest by his house in “Downy’s cell,&# that is, the abandoned hole of a Downy Woodpecker. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Half Hardy

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The thought of an Oriole foraging in bare winter branches is as foreign as a Petrel on a pool and yet, there it was in my yard picking through an abandoned squirrel’s nest for what appeared to be spiders. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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Starling & Grackle Bird Feeding Tips

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If you have been feeding black-oil sunflower and suddenly switch to straight safflower, birds will abandon your feeders. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! This is it, it’s called safflower seed. There is technique in offering this seed.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. He never chased the rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, or deer who regularly visited.

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