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The Bluebird by John Burroughs

10,000 Birds

This post, however, is about his poetry, or, rather, one of his poems, “The Bluebird,&# which was first published in Harper’s Magazine in June of 1903. 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.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

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. And outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a dog rescued an abandoned baby by placing him safely among her own newborn puppies. the Spring 2011 issue of YES!

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Starling & Grackle Bird Feeding Tips

10,000 Birds

If you have been feeding black-oil sunflower and suddenly switch to straight safflower, birds will abandon your feeders. She’s a professional speaker and story-teller and her writing can be found in several publications including WildBird Magazine, Outdoor News, and Birding Business. This is it, it’s called safflower seed.

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