You have a bird feeder out in your back yard, but you notice that not all of the birds you have seen are visiting it – Why might that be? Well, one answer might be that not all birds are designed to eat the same foods. By looking at the bird’s beak or bill, you …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Backyard Habitats, birds, The Art of Ecology Tags: Adaptations, beaks, bird feeders, bird feeding, bird habitat, bird your world, birds, cardinal, finches, gardening for wildlife, geese, hummingbird, owls, raptors, songbirds, wildlife habitat, woodpeckers, year of the bird
If you’re reading this chances are you love animals! Me too! However, as animal lovers, we need to know how to best protect and care for them, especially in the wild. This question “To rescue or not,” is a difficult one to answer. Short answer – if it’s human caused (ex. A bird hits a …
Category: Animals, birds, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: animal lover, Animals, baby animals, deer, great horned owl, nature, owls, pa wildlife rehabilitators, predators, prey, rescue, save animals, turtles, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife rehabilitation
Right now there is a trend in “owl-love”. People think they’re so cute and decorate everything from paper-products, to clothes, to wall art with rather cartoony looking owls. Is there anything wrong with that – NO! Owls definitely are super cute, but they are so much more than just fluffy balls of feathers. They are …
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