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Bird Feeders Crafts for Kids - - Liz Canham
If you want to get your kids interested in bird watching, then what better way than to have them make their own bird feeders. Apart from keeping the children occupied making the bird feeders, they will then want to see the birds eating from them. Here are a few bird feeders crafts for kids which... Submitted 1 day 1 hour ago.

Dead Bird Lying by the Side of the Road - Jack H. Schick
Pennsylvania automobile license plate number 717-880; I’ll remember that number for the rest of my life. I etched it into my mind. On my way home, I repeated it over and over again, out loud, so I wouldn’t forget it. I was only eight or nine years old at the time. I thought it was... Submitted 135 days 20 hours ago.

If the Birds Leave, Should I go? (Photo-Story Featuring MGC Birds) - Suzi Gravenstuk
I used to be intimidated by birds. For some reason, their little beady eyes seemed like dead pools to me. If we must analyze why—most likely it was because I watched Alfred Hitchcock’s, “ The Birds” , when I was around 6 years old, then watched it again and again as I grew... Submitted 146 days 18 hours ago.

"Happy Feet" the Wayward Penguin - Jack H. Schick
Update: They've changed their minds. Happy Feet is getting a ride home On Monday, June 20, Christine Wilton and her miniature Schnauzer, Millie, were taking a walk along Peka Peka Beach on New Zealand’s North Island when they encountered an Emperor Penguin plodding along in the sand.... Submitted 181 days 23 hours ago.

My Pet Rooster - Jack H. Schick
I had a chicken salad sandwich for lunch. We had spicy, baked drumsticks for dinner the other night. When I stopped for lunch after duck hunting the other day, I had a salad with chicken chunks on it. When I hunt pheasants, I have no problem wringing their necks when they’re wounded. I hold... Submitted 108 days 13 hours ago.

The Bird That Saved Two Hundred Lives - "Cher Ami"! - Christofer French
Though modern people either see the carrier pigeon as an oddity or something they have never even heard of; historians and aficionados are well aware that humans and carrier pigeons go back through the centuries. The Egyptians and the Persians first used carrier pigeons 3,000 years ago. They... Submitted 204 days 16 hours ago.

Life Lessons Learned From A Mockingbird! - - Bob Alexander
My Mockingbird gets up with the sun and I awake with a tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet and a final tweet before he takes a breath to start the concert again with the same five notes. It's a wonderful way to greet a new day. Granted, most mornings I don't want to get up with the sun, but no one... Submitted 2 years 316 days ago.

Why do we Meddle? - - Dianne Lehmann
We have a pet, mated pair of doves. Well, not really, but it feels that way. Every spring, a pair of doves would try to make a nest on a very small ledge on a post next to our front door. Doves are very good fliers, even in strong winds, devoted to each other and very good parents. They lay only... Submitted 3 years 144 days ago.

Roadrunners: The Desert’s Turbocharged Bird - - Krista Aman-Widgren
“Roadrunner! The Coyote is after you! Roadrunner! If he catches you, you’re through!” When I was a kid, I used to watch Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons every Sunday morning and I loved that ornery fast bird so much. As a teenager, I played CB tag and “Roadrunner” was... Submitted 128 days 8 hours ago.

The Raven: A Most Illustrious Bird - Jack H. Schick
I had an unsettling dream, one that truly startled me. It was a warm, sunny morning. I was sleeping in the front bedroom of my cottage in the foothills on the edge of the Mojave Desert. I woke up at my habitual time, took a quick glance to appreciate the brilliant red sunrise for a few seconds... Submitted 266 days 15 hours ago.

The Beautiful Little Yellowhammer Songbird...One Of God’s Special Creations - Joel Hendon
An article in the Czech radio.cz caught my eye as I was researching an entirely different subject. The reason it did, was that the Czech Ornithological Society had voted the beautiful little “baby chick sized” bunting, the Yellowhammer, the Bird Of The Year. The Alabama... Submitted 361 days 22 hours ago.

A Week In The Life Of An Oil Soaked Pelican! - - Bob Alexander
Picture yourself standing on the beach gazing at the most beautiful sunset you have ever seen. Suddenly, just a stone's throw from where you are standing, a pelican in flight becomes silhouetted against the backdrop of the orange ball of the sun. It's an image that will forever give you peace on... Submitted 1 year 235 days ago.

Our Talking Parakeet! - Connie Case
So when I was about 7 years old my brother threw dimes into little jars at the yearly carnival that traveled through our little northern California town. A dime landed in a jar that had a blue parakeet attached. "You've won the bird!" Yelled the carnival man. I looked at my brother and he had a... Submitted 1 year 279 days ago.

Green Singing Finches Are Known as ‘Poor Man’s Canaries’ - - The Old Gray Mare
Since I was a child, I always enjoyed trips to the Pet Store. My kids, and now my grandkids, have inherited a great love of animals and we still look at birds, fish and puppies. It was during one of these trips to the Pet Shop many years ago that my then 17-year-old son and I stopped in a pet... Submitted 2 years 13 days ago.

Feeding Wild Birds - What? When? Where? - - Liz Canham
Interested in feeding wild birds? Bird feeding is an American tradition that dates back to the time of Henry David Thoreau and Emily Dickinson, perhaps even longer. In the spring and summer, it's a wonderful opportunity for seeing birds up close. But in the winter - when food is scarce and the... Submitted 2 years 67 days ago.

For Daisy - Grammy Guru
In the fall, shortly before we purchased the home we were renting, they arrived--two mallards, a drake and a hen. A Peking duck already was in residence on our little lake, yet he appeared to welcome the sqatters. The trio was a pretty sight, bobbing and diving in the lake. Before the mallards... Submitted 2 years 303 days ago.

Build Your Own Bird Feeder! - - Bob Alexander
Spring is on its way and all our backyard birds are hungry. With daffodils blooming and crocuses beginning to pop their heads out of the soil, we tend to forget that food sources of seeds from autumn plants have long been blown away by winter winds and new growth hasn't yet begun. There's about 2... Submitted 2 years 335 days ago.

Getting ready for the Hummingbird Migration Part 2 of 2 - - Steve Peek
For those of you living in the northern states, February may seem like a strange time to be thinking about hummingbirds, but residents of Florida and the Gulf States know that these tiny intercontinental travelers first start reappearing then. After wintering in Mexico and Central America... Submitted 2 years 361 days ago.

Recommendations for Bald Eagle Foraging Habitats: Nature and Transportation - Susan Smith
Trees, Edges, and Open Space In areas of acceptable foraging habitats, trees should be prepared by pruning to provide ample perching. Steenhof (1978) stated that small trees can be pruned to grow horizontal branches (126). Trees should have horizontal branches with space enough for bald eagles to... Submitted 3 years ago.

When Challenger Flies, An Emotional Sight - Joel Hendon
I don't imagine that most people have nearly the feelings I do about birds and animals. There are far more people who prefer to hunt and kill them for sport, than there are like me. I have a throe of emotion when I see any kind of road kill. I am extremely thankful for my affection of those... Submitted 3 years 50 days ago.

The Mournful Mourning Dove And The Melancholy Whippoorwill - Joel Hendon
For those of you who have read most of my articles, you are aware that I am a devout animal lover, and have been since birth. I grew up on a farm amidst all types of them, both wild and domesticated. I was friends to many guys who were hunters and I fell in with them for a while, but I cringed... Submitted 3 years 96 days ago.

The Diary of a Frugal Bird Lover© - - Arlene Wright-Correll
As fall arrives not only is it the time of year to do fall gardening chores this is the time of year I remind myself to get ready with the winter's food for our feathered friends. As gas prices soar and everything else with it we senior citizen gardeners (or at least this one) on retirement have... Submitted 3 years 134 days ago.

Only God Can Build A Humming Bird - Joel Hendon
I am not the typical bird watcher. I am a bird lover however, from the Bald Eagle down to the "Bee Hummingbird". I've never seen a Bee Hummingbird, but I read that they are the smallest of all birds, measuring about 2 inches in length and weighing 0.06 ounce! When speaking of Humming Birds, you... Submitted 3 years 147 days ago.

Parrot Grooming, Cage Maintenance, & Toys - Kimberly Santor
Grooming Keep a watchful eye for overgrown toenails and beaks. If you have no prior experience in this sort of grooming, either contact me or take the bird to your avian vet for grooming. Use of hard mineral blocks help to keep beaks groomed and a small cement perch helps keep the toe nails... Submitted 3 years 266 days ago.

Tchaikovsky Would Have Loved My Mockingbird! - - Bob Alexander
Yesterday I listened to the happiest mockingbird in creation. Perched on a limb in a spring time maple tree, he cast a spell on his audience below. We listened to song after song until he wearied of all the applause and left the stage. In a few moments he came back for a curtain call and once... Submitted 3 years 322 days ago.