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First Hatch on the Pond
Every spring we are blessed with various broods of mallards or wood ducks on our small wetland pond. Today marked the first hatch of the year with a…
Thank goodness some things never change
With spring migration winding down here at the end of May, it is a good time to post a bit on the zen half of birdingzen. Every spring, the second…
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Spring Odds 'N Ends
Spring migration is winding down here with most of the neotropical birds on territory or finishing their last leg to Canada. A couple various images…
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Swans in the Rain
Subzero Birds
Cardinals and Christmas
Happy Mother's Day
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The Mississippi Flyway is lighting up!
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It is a special morning....
…when a scarlet tanager shows up in one’s backyard. A diversity of warblers greeted the morning here in Minnesota. Canada, blackpolls, chestnut-sided…
Recycling Pet Fur
During pet brushings, I fill about a pint-sized container of fur to save for nesting material in the spring. Around mid-April, I put out a small screen…
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Happy Mother's Day
To the mothers and frankly to all those who nurture human nestlings and fledglings, thank you for what you do.
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Swans in the Rain
Ducks eating like songbirds
I took down my hopper feeder today for the season and replaced it with a Droll Yankee B-7 tube feeder. For the past 20 years I have had wood ducks feed…
Waiting for Orioles
I heard an oriole yesterday but have yet to see one at my feeders. Grape jelly and orange halves are the food to put out for them. There are tons of…
First of the year
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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