American Goldfinches at Work

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[Guest submission by Stacey Cornelius through the Show Off Your Wildlife Garden feature. We'd love to see YOUR garden next!] This is a hasty snapshot taken from my kitchen window. We provide bird feeders year ’round because we enjoy the birds so much, and also have a number of plants they can feast on when [...]

If you Build it, take two

Another example of the adaptibility of birds in finding ways to meet their needs in a human-dominated environment. This cactus wren outside Tuscon, Arizona has discovered a very smart way to get a drink and cool off. Meanwhile, back in Philadelphia, (which is hot enough to feel like Arizona today) the temperature was 97 degrees [...]

A visit to Pat Sutton’s Garden

I was thrilled last week when I got the chance to visit with Pat Sutton and her husband Clay in their Cape May Garden. It is really a thrill to be in a garden that is buzzing, humming, blooming, chirping, and singing with life! Doug Tallamy calls the lecture he gives for his book, Bringing [...]

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