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Fact or Fiction: Feeding Wild…

It’s fiction. Despite years of research that can find no evidence of any harm from feeding wild birds and studies showing birds use feeders for only about 25% of their…

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A Few Myths About Birds…

Birds are monogamous and mate for life. Many of us have heard that birds mate for life. While some wild birds like the Bald eagle are monogamous for life, other…

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Fact or Fiction: Never Feed…

We’ve all heard the warning: don’t feed rice to birds or don’t throw rice at weddings because birds will eat it. Fact is, rice cooked or uncooked won’t hurt wild…

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What Should You Do If…

That old adage is true - first impressions can be deceiving. For instance, you see what appears to be a tiny baby bird out of the nest on the ground…

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Help Your Favorite Birds Get…

Wild birds face a tougher time getting the food they need once the weather gets colder. In fact, some birds start “stashing” seeds before the winter comes. You can help…

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Keeping Your Yard Bird-Friendly: No…

Cats are one of the most dangerous predators for birds. House cats that roam outside will naturally hunt birds even if they aren’t hungry at all. In fact, millions of…

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