Cardinals are a backyard favorite. The male’s bright red is a welcome splash of color in any backyard, and I love walking around my neighborhood and seeing the cardinals flitting around. Luckily for us, they readily use birdfeeders, and you can improve your chances that cardinals will breed by providing an appropriate nesting place. Urban […]
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In the center of the eastern United States, Missouri lies in the Mississippi Flyway, a bird migration route for over 300 species as they move between wintering and breeding grounds. Because of Missouri’s location, you can find some western birds at the eastern edge of their range and some southern birds at the northern edge
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If you live in western North America, you’ve almost certainly encountered this sprightly red-headed bird climbing around on the thick tree trunks of coastal and mountain forests – or perhaps seen the characteristic parallel rows of tiny holes of its sap wells in deciduous trees. The Red-breasted Sapsucker is the Pacific coast’s version of the
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…well, it could be Superman, but I’d be more excited if it were a bird. Even since I was a kid, birds have fascinated me. They are fluffy and could fly – feathered jewels of the sky – what more could you want?! They come in a dizzying array
Birdbaths are just about my favorite backyard item, and if I had acres of land, I would create destination spots designed with all different types of bird baths in multiple places. Birdbaths are an easy, inexpensive, and much-appreciated gift to make our feathered friends’ lives a bit easier every day. And that’s just for drinking!
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So many hummingbird species have striking plumage flecked with metallic hues of copper, gold, green, pink, blue, orange…okay, I might as well list the entire rainbow. They are so unassuming when the sunlight isn’t shining on them just right, but the minute it does, boom! A kaleidoscope of color glimmers and radiates through the sky
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Woodpeckers are amazing birds, excavating dead trees to find insects for food and creating cavities for nesting. These cavities are essential for many species of birds and mammals that can’t make their own, so woodpeckers are critical to maintaining a diverse and functioning ecosystem. However, their habitat of drilling for insects isn’t always limited to
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Common and Uncommon Birds of South Carolina It seems like all I see these days are Robins, Wrens, Cardinals, Goldfinches, Chickadees, and those ever-present, persistent Mourning Doves that insist on making a nest on my balcony! I’m not complaining because out of all those birds; the Mourning Doves let me get the closest to them
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Introduction Birds of prey raise mixed emotions among birdwatchers and nature lovers, and a sighting of a hawk can elicit strong reactions from different people. To many, witnessing a predator utilizing its skills and adaptations on a hunt is one of the great thrills we can hope for from a day out with binoculars. Others
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Everything Guide to the White-Tailed Hawk Stocky and Large with Broad Wings Conservation: Low Concern Resident only – Non-migratory Diet: Mammals, reptiles, birds Listen to the White-Tailed Hawk here and here Watch the White-tailed Hawk fly here! I love the White-tailed Hawk because it has the same color of eyes (as well as here) as I
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