Category: Caring for wild birds
Practices you can do to care for wild birds.
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This summer I was diligent about keeping my three backyard bird baths filled with fresh water. By mid-August I had observed an estimated 70 individual birds across 11 species using them. The number of individual birds is an estimate, since I was counting them by eye throughout the summer, but it gave me a sense of just…
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I’ve been trying to convince myself that I like the ground ivy (also known as Creeping Charlie) that now covers about 75% of my backyard. It spreads fast, is nearly impossible to remove, and most people consider it a nuisance. As my mom put it, laughing, “you’ll never get rid of that” and “I’ve never…
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Happiness is to love birds. To love a bird you can simply just admire them. You can view them from afar. You can think about how beautiful their feathers look. You can enjoy their beautiful song. A song that isn’t meant for you, but you get to listen. You can celebrate when they successfully find…
Being & Birds 