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Monthly Archives: May 2013

If Mama Sparrow Ain’t Happy Ain’t Nobody Happy

The title of the recent article “The More Feathers a Male Sparrow Carries to the Nest, the More Eggs the Female Will Lay” from Science Daily, sums up the very point of the news piece. While not too surprised that a good provider would generally encourage more offspring from a mate, it was still interesting…

May 8, 2013 in A Little Birdhouse in My Soul, Flock Stock and Barrel.

What is Black and Orange and Awesome All Over?

It was late last summer that I remember discussing Baltimore Orioles with Andrea, Board President of the wildlife center. At that time, I had recently spotted my first one while on a nature walk at one of our favorite local haunts. Andrea told me that she had luck attracting orioles to her yard when she…

May 2, 2013 in A Little Birdhouse in My Soul.

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  • The Dirty Window
  • JUST Egg in Boxed Cake Mix – My Results
  • On Grief and a Shelter Dog
  • The Goose and the Woodpecker
  • To The Guy Who Drove Over the Injured Opossum
  • Peanut Was Here
  • A Season of KinderGrackle
  • Twelve-Year Pugiversary
  • Love in the Time of Conjunctivitis
  • The Raccoon Rode Shotgun
  • Home Made Small Dog Coat and Harness: When Store-Bought Won’t Do
  • I Got a Fever and the Only Prescription is…More Bird Songs!
  • The Tent-tacular Outdoor Potty Tent
  • Adventures in Aging Canine Physical Rehabilitation Part 2
  • Rhapsody in Bluebird
  • Help Birds Have a Brighter Future
  • And Puggy Made Three – Celebrating 10 Years
  • Birdie Went a-Courtin’
  • For the Love of Birds or an Excuse for a Nap?
  • Dishpan Talons
  • Birds in Their Holiday Finery
  • Reptiles Tip the Scales (A Feather-Free Post)
  • A Bird Crush On: American Goldfinch
  • A 30 Year Old Dream Comes True
  • Adventures in Aging Canine Physical Rehabilitation
  • Intake Bird #106
  • Free as a Bird
  • Support Birds in the Mediterranean
  • Bird Pops are the Tops!
  • Swallows on Parade
  • If Mama Sparrow Ain’t Happy Ain’t Nobody Happy
  • What is Black and Orange and Awesome All Over?
  • Spreading a Little Joy on Draw a Bird Day (DABD)
  • A Dear John Letter to My Women’s Lifestyle Magazine

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