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Back Yard Bird Sanctuary - Attract Birds to Your Yard

Improve your yard and property by turning it into a mini-bird sanctuary. Birdwatching is an excellent, educational pass time and benefits our environment. Attract birds to your yard with food, shelter, and a water source. Creating a back yard bird sanctuary turns your yard into a park like setting.

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Studying bird migration routes will help pinpoint best spots for watching various types of birds. PHOTO COURTESY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY83

Best Birdwatching

Those who enjoy watching and identifying songbirds, shorebirds and birds of prey know certain areas have more plentiful populations than others. Bluebirds, for example, prefer to nest in enclosed spaces...

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A view of Joe Pool Lake from Cedar Hill State Park.78

Visiting Cedar Hill State Park, Texas.

Cedar Hill State Park is one of the most popular state parks in Texas. Why does this park attract over a million visitors a year? One reason is its location along the shores of shores of Joe Pool Lake. Cedar...

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The Peloponnese Migration Route - A Birdwatcher's Paradise

THE PELOPONNESE MIGRATION ROUTE BIRD WATCHING PARADISE The Peloponnese region of Greece is a prime destination for bird-watchers, boasting a rich and bewildering array of interesting and unusual species....

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ardent birder: bird's eye view

Indeed, I am an ardent birder in all the multi-faceted aspects there is in Nature. This I believe is from the seminar we have had in our Rotary International Meeting held last two months. It was a fun and...

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Zen Birdwatching

“Well don’t you know about the bird?  Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word.”                                         The Trashmen For...

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Junk Food for the Birds: Bush Honeysuckle

Every August throughout the Eastern United States, the Amur Honeysuckle produces hundreds of small red berries. These berries, which look to me a bit like tiny cherry tomatoes, last through the fall and into...

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Beauty in the birds nest

I recently moved into a new house and while exploring around the yard I discovered the most beautiful act of nature I have seen. I have large Hibiscus Flower Bushes along the front of my home. They are thick...

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Borderlands: Bird Watching in the Danube Delta, Romania

Dobruja is a distinct region of Romania between the Danube and the Black Sea. CJ Stone goes in search of birds and memories while contemplating the mysteries of communism.

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Great Blue Heron flying along the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon.61

blue heron

  My family and I recently went for a walk along the Columbia River, on the bike trail along Marine Drive in Portland, Oregon.  We strapped baby into her back pack carrier and started off. As we walked...

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