Do Your Backyard Birds Recognize Your Face? on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

University of Washington biologist Dr. John M. Marzluff has shown through several research studies that American Crows can recognize and remember individual human faces. Maybe that ability is one of the reasons that crows, ravens and jays all seem to be able to adapt to the human environment so well! Read more...

Mr. Bird’s Feasts Sure Are! on Thursday, August 21, 2008

My backyard birds really love Mr. Bird’s nut and seed logs. I have offered both varieties, alternating between PecanFeast and WildBird Feast and getting lots of action on both! I’ve seen nuthatches, chickadees, Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flickers, Song Sparrows, House Finches, and even a Black-headed Grosbeak feasting on them. Read more...

Discovering Dragonflies on Friday, August 01, 2008

This year we have more dragonflies and damselflies than ever before. Watching nature inevitably leads to questions like: “What is that called? How does it reproduce? Why is it doing that?” Read more...

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