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  • Should You Feed Wild Birds In The Winter?
    Winter weather will soon be here in many parts of the country, yet many of us enjoy our wild birds year-round. Should you continue feeding them in winter? What should you feed them, and how should you go about it?
  • How To Photograph Wild Birds
    Late fall is a perfect time to photograph wild birds. Leaves are falling off the trees, opening the view and birds are eager to feed. And if you're participating in one of the several organized bird counts taking place between now and mid-February, a photographic record can be invaluable in identifying the counted birds.
  • What We've Learned From Birds About Flight - and Why It Took So Long
    Eons ago, Zork stood outside his cave and watched a vulture spread his wings and soar off a cliff. Zork decided to try this himself. Too late, he realized that his lift to drag ratio was about zero - no lift and lots of drag - and he had the glide ratio of a brick. Zork's decedents gave up on aviation for 50,000 years.
  • Planning Your Wild Birds' Winter Menu
    Feeding wild birds in winter is an enjoyable past time, makes our feathered friends happy, and keeps them coming back to our feeders. So what should be on their menu to help them through the cold days of winter?
  • Return Of The Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds
    It's time to clean out and refill your hummingbird feeders, because the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird "the king of nature's frequent flyers" is on its way back to the eastern U.S.
  • Water Is A Bird Magnet
    There is no better way to get birds flocking to your yard than a good source of fresh water. A bird's need for water through every season of the year is so strong that even species you never expected will be attracted to a strategically placed water source.

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