The cycle of life
Gary: I wanted to write to you to share the slice of nature’s drama that been unfolding on my front porch over the past several weeks. My spider plant recently became home to a family of sparrows (at...
View ArticlePast pigeon control efforts have caused panics similar to the one in Austin,...
Maybe Austin city officials should spend more time reading newspapers. The Associated Press reported in September, 2006, about poisoned pigeons in Texarkana, Texas, and also about a similar pigeon...
View ArticleBird Nests: Time for 4th Annual Gary’s Wildest Bird Nest Contest!
Mourning dove and baby in nest. Photo by Ernie & Sandy Verdoes, Fremont, CA. It’s time for the 4th Annual Gary’s Wildest Bird Nest Contest! Categories: 1. Most Unusual Nest Building Materials. 2....
View ArticleMigrating birds could use a helping hand. Yours.
Birds migrating. (ABC/FWS photo) Our friends at the American Bird Conservancy in Washington, D.C., just sent me a news release on “10 Ways people Can Protect Birds This Spring.” Check it out below. If...
View ArticleBird Nests: 4th Annual Gary’s Wildest Bird Nest Contest
Hummingbird nest and hummingbird with egg It’s time once again for the 4th Annual Gary’s Wildest Bird Nest Contest! Categories: 1. Most Unusual Nest Building Materials. 2. Flimsiest Nest. 3. Weirdest...
View ArticleBird Nests: 4th Annual Gary’s Wildest Bird Nest Contest
Bald eagle nest. Photo by Flickr user keithminer used under a Creative Commons License. Wildest Bird Nests! Guess what, everyone? It’s time for my fourth annual Gary’s Wildest Bird Nest Contest! Do you...
View ArticleThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Like birds? This website is the BEST!
If you like wild birds, you definitely need to visit the website for The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Click on the link below and you’ll see what I mean. Enjoy! /Gary The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:...
View Article4th of July: Illegal fireworks can harm wild birds
Fireworks and moon. Photo by Flickr user I’ll Never Grow Up used under a Creative Commons License. Planning on firing off some illegal fireworks this coming 4th of July holiday weekend? Please read the...
View ArticleSpotted any interesting wild birds in your backyard lately?
Backyard chickadee by Joe Oliver, Walnut Creek, California Spotted any interesting wild birds in your backyard lately? What kinds? /Gary
View ArticleWild birds help us connect with nature
Jenny of Native Bird Connections with a snowy owl (Wild Birds Unlimited) Native Bird Connections is a nonprofit organization that uses a collection of live, tame, nonreleasable eagles, hawks and owls...
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