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Blog posts filed under "birds"
Hair soaks up oil spills: MatterOfTrust.org
May 3 — No Comments
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
July 13 — 2 Comments
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
April 17 — 1 Comment
The one that caught my eye first was David Attenborough's outstanding BBC series, 'The Life of Birds'.
Hummingbird babies webcam
February 6 — No Comments
Live Ustream webcam showing hummingbird babies in Sunnyvale, California.
Out with House Sparrows, in with American Goldfinches
May 9 — 4 Comments
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
May 30 — 1 Comment
A roundup of our spring backyard gardening activities here in Racine, Wisconsin.
Spring is sprouting
March 22 — 1 Comment
We're going to try to grow many of our backyard plants from seed this year.
What my cousin did last summer
February 13 — No Comments
Ever Google someone you haven't seen for a long time?
Hummingbirds in Racine, Wisconsin
November 1 — 3 Comments
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)
October 15 — No Comments
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
June 2 — 1 Comment
We have been reading a few gardening books, and now we're planting some things in our yard.
This is for the birds
April 28 — No Comments
Moving from apartment to house has made it possible for us to attract a much wider variety of birds to our backyard.












