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Are you wanting to attract birds to your yard this winter and not sure where to start? Or do you already have a few feeders but would like to add some more variety? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology along with Bird Studies Canada have put together a fun, interactive web page where you can find out which foods and feeders different birds prefer. How it works Click here to bring you to their web page. You can either select the various options on the left (winter region, food type, and feeder type) and the birds that prefer those foods and feeders will appear on the right. Or, if you are interested in learning about a specific species, click on their picture and it will tell you the bird’s winter region along with its food and feeder preferences. It’s a pretty easy page to navigate that is full of birdy information. Use it to find out which birds you may attract with your current food and feeders, or find new ways to attract that illusive bird you’ve been wanting to visit your backyard. It’s amazing how quickly birds can show up once you start offering a new food or get a new type of feeder!
I thought this was an interesting and helpful page and hope you will, too! Happy Birding!
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If you’re like me, this year I was stuck between fall and winter for a while. The cooler temps and snow make me think of Christmas time, but the bright pumpkins and gourds decorating the front of the house reminded me it was still fall. Last week at the start of December I decided it was finally time to say good bye to the last of the pumpkins we had. Each year after our carved Halloween pumpkins start getting droopy, and Thanksgiving has come and gone, we bring the pumpkins out to the woods to compost and possibly feed a critter or two. I set up my game camera to see who I would catch partaking in this after Thanksgiving feast. We were surprised by all the critters we had! Critter Role Call: Squirrels Male Northern Cardinal Cottontail Rabbit 2 Opossums A rather large raccoon Gray Fox Red Fox Doe & this year’s fawn Spike buck 2 four-point bucks 3 eight-point bucks Ten-point buck I expected a few deer and some squirrels, but not quite the variety we had! It has been fun seeing who’s visiting the pumpkin feast. You might be wondering at this point, they’re just pumpkins, why does everyone like them so much? For starters, every part is edible: the seeds, stem, guts, flesh, and skin – even the flowers and leaves from the vines. Secondly, they’re good for you! They are high in fiber and a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Potassium, Protein, and iron. All things that will help to keep the wildlife healthy. Pumpkins are a fruit, and a member of the gourd family. They are native to Central America and Mexico but have been growing in North America for five thousand years and are now grown on six continents (every continent but Antarctica). Pumpkin Fun Facts:
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