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Hair soaks up oil spills: MatterOfTrust.org

Hair soaks up oil from oil spills, and MatterOfTrust.org invites donations of hair, fur, and nylons from hair salons, pet groomers -- anyone and everyone.
 

Bird watching: Cedar Waxwing circus at Kenosha's Kemper Center

Check out this great little spot for watching these striking birds as they perform summer aerobatics.
 

YouTube's new 'Shows' tab: Streaming full-length movies, TV

The one that caught my eye first was David Attenborough's outstanding BBC series, 'The Life of Birds'.
 

Hummingbird babies webcam

Live Ustream webcam showing hummingbird babies in Sunnyvale, California.
 

Out with House Sparrows, in with American Goldfinches

We had way too many noisy sparrows, so we stopped feeding them and now focus on more desirable birds like the American Goldfinch.
 

Playing in the dirt

A roundup of our spring backyard gardening activities here in Racine, Wisconsin.
 

Spring is sprouting

We're going to try to grow many of our backyard plants from seed this year.
 

What my cousin did last summer

Ever Google someone you haven't seen for a long time?

 

Hummingbirds in Racine, Wisconsin

I did some reading, hung a hummingbird feeder, and sure enough -- a hummingbird came to our window.

 

Movie review: 'The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill' (2003)

A fascinating study of San Francisco's conure parrots and a man who developed a close friendship with them.

 

We are gardeners, and it is good

We have been reading a few gardening books, and now we're planting some things in our yard.

 

This is for the birds

Moving from apartment to house has made it possible for us to attract a much wider variety of birds to our backyard.