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A Seedy Mess: Is your bird seed mix poisoning your birds?

February 25, 2023March 22, 2023 info@pegasuspublications.net 87 ViewsAflatoxin, Animals, Aspergillus flavis, bird seed, birdfeeder, featherfriends, hopper feeder, Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, potent carcinogen, seed, tube feeders

By Sherrie Versluis Wild bird products are found almost anywhere these days at hardware stores, gardening centres, and even grocery

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A beautiful haunting

February 22, 2023March 22, 2023 info@pegasuspublications.net 82 Viewsacid rain, Animals, Bird Studies Canada, birder, Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, Canadian one dollar coin, feathered friends, hunting loons, incubation, lake birds, loon, Loonie, Sherries Versluis, tremelo-call, wail-call, yodel

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis Living in Canada is a great thing for nature lovers. We are so fortunate to

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Wild Birds in Winter

February 2, 2022 Caroline Fu 752 Views

How is it that winter’s brutal cold doesn’t appear to faze them? Birds have the highest body temperature in the

For many the arrival of the American robin is a sure sign spring is on its way.

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The American robin

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Caroline Fu 1044 Views

By Sherrie Versluis There is no bird more recognized in North America than the robin. They are known to many

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Attracting Hummingbirds

March 5, 2020 Caroline Fu 1569 Views

Bits of light flash off a tiny breast sending out rays of brilliant red and green. A hummingbird has flitted

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Finches at the Feeders

August 13, 2019 Caroline Fu 1641 ViewsAnimals, bird feeders, Birds, finches, garden birds

There is no question that finches are among the most popular birds seen at feeders in summer. Finches don’t just

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My Li’l Chickadee

May 3, 2018 Caroline Fu 1464 Viewschickadee, garden birds

By Sherrie Versluis For those who participate in feeding wild birds, there is no bird more adored than the black-capped

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The acrobatic nuthatches

November 22, 2017November 21, 2017 Caroline Fu 2452 ViewsAnimals, Birds, chickadee, garden bird feeders, Manitoba Gardener, nuthatch, red breasted

Along with black-capped chickadees and the common woodpeckers (downy and hairy), white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches are probably among the most

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Mystical migrations

October 2, 2017November 2, 2017 Caroline Fu 1477 ViewsCanada geese, flying south for winter, migrant birds

by Sherrie Versluis We’ve said goodbye for this year to most of the bird families that visit our feeders and

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The Blue Jay

September 9, 2016March 6, 2019 Caroline Fu 1966 ViewsAnimals, Birds

The talkative blue jay By Sherrie Versluis One of the most popular and widely recognized backyard birds is the blue