Rock Pigeons, known to most people simply as pigeons, have a long history with humans. They were, in fact, the first bird to be domesticated some 6500 years ago. Since then pigeons have served us as pets, as war heroes and even, occasionally, as food.

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1. Magpies are more than black and white.

Black-billed Magpies are medium-sized perching birds with extremely long tails. Black feathers cover their heads, breasts and backs. They have white feathers at the base of their wings, on their bellies and on their upper and lower outer-wings. The rest of their wings and their long tails are iridescent [...] Related posts:

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For anyone or anything living outdoors, winter is a tough time of year. The low angle and short duration of the little sunlight that is available makes warmth hard to come by.

Food is also in short supply. Seeds, frozen fruits, hay and the occasional dried fungus can be had if you know where to look, [...] Related posts:

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In spite of the fact that some regions of Canada have lost as much as 70 per cent of their original wetlands in the past 100 years, the Canada Goose continues to thrive in North America.

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By the time we reach the month of August, nature’s mating cycle is largely complete. Migrating birds, bats and insects have journeyed to their mating grounds. Eggs have hatched. Nestlings have fledged. Young mammals have left the den.

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Every year at this time, I am bombarded with questions about orphaned baby birds that people find in their backyards. Rarely are these birds actually orphaned; most, in fact, are there because their parents guided them there.

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No single bird species generates as much interest at this time of year (measured by emails sent and received) as hummingbirds. It seems that everyone in Calgary these days is trying to attract these tiny wonders to their backyards and gardens.

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As a volunteer webmaster for one of the busiest nature oriented websites in this part of the world, I get a lot of email. In fact, I spend much of every morning answering questions sent to me from around the globe.

What most people want to know about are birds. How to attract them. How to keep [...] No related posts.]]> http://naturescorner.brentjohner.com/blog/bird-gadget-consumerism/feed/ 0