In the mornings we hear them singing in the trees around our garden – usually out of sight – so how can I make sure my kids can see some wild birds? We saw a siskin sitting on top of a pine tree on our recent Winnie the Pooh style adventure walk – but we […]
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We used to share our garden with two blue jays. They would strut around our back deck and prowl from tree to tree. They didn’t always appear together although they do bond for life. They weren’t too fond of the bird feeder as it was made for birds smaller than they. What do a squirrel
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A pair of buzzards were soaring and hunting in the fields and on the edge of the woods near us in West Sussex on New Year’s day. As they do regularly. Last summer they often had one of their young ones flying with them. I like that buzzards mate for life. In case you’re an American
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I was reading outside when I suddenly heard a buzzing noise near me. I looked up and there was a hummingbird studying me. It hovered at my eye-level and then zoomed away like an avian superhero. During June in the Hamptons in New York State we spied this incredible tiny bird – whose wings beat
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There’s a boardwalk on Munn Point where wild birds find haven. A nature preserve on the bay side of a beach strip known as Billionaire’s Lane. While tycoons land at the helipad at the end of Meadow Lane, migrating birds soar in on their own wings. They have no need of 20 to 40 million
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How smart is a crow? My kids asked me. Crows are considered one of the top 10 intelligent animals, I replied. Recently we met some wild birds at a rescue center in the Hamptons, NY, but it was the crow that my kids were drawn to. Every time I turned around they were talking to and
