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Birds Nesting In Siding

10,000 Birds

When people ask me what the best thing they can do to avoid birds pecking holes in cedar siding, my answer is, “Get aluminum siding.” But once you notice birds pecking (or squirrels chewing) in your siding–YOU MUST ACT FAST. So, what can you do when birds are making holes in siding? ” Effective?

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

10,000 Birds

What do the eight birds above have in common? Eight more birds. Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. Passenger Pigeon. Broad-billed Parrot.

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The Whistle Blowers

10,000 Birds

But, as with so many other species, these birds have been left to do their own whistle blowing. The global population is now estimated at 15,000 birds and, even on islands where it is relatively common, its distribution remains severely fragmented. So he began to put out extra feed for the birds. Until recently.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

10,000 Birds

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.”

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How Do You Spell “Shitepoke?”

10,000 Birds

The teacher asked the kids to make a list of all the birds they knew, and they were busy scratching away with their pencils when one boy raised his hand and asked, “Ma’am, how do you spell “shitepoke?” Pig in a poke. Dad would always laugh, sometimes with a little snort, when he hit the punchline on that story.

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Local Specialties at Lake Junin

10,000 Birds

It is big and highly variable when it comes to accessing bird habitats. Luckily, there is a resident birding guide who can make finding the local specialties easy. From thousands of birds throughout the lake, Junin Grebes are thought to range between 80 to 300 birds. Llamas and wild guinea pigs are also found here.

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Animals Have Personalities? No WAY!

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While other people might trade barbs or even turn to fisticuffs, I'd dig deep for the most hurtful thing I could say, in the fewest words, and deliver it without even raising my voice. Angier can't resist writing: "A bird in the lab worked like a bird in the bush." What about the pig? I'm a bit of an efficiency junkie.

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