Snow Blue – Bird Bits video series #5

Snow Blue – Bird Bits video series #5

Bird Bits #5–Snow Blue Belinda Bluebird attracts some unusual admirers to her singing rehearsal (chocked full of bird puns).  No inappropriate language or themes – clean comedy.
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How to Feed Birds In The Fall

How to Feed Birds In The Fall

Tips and Techniques for Fall Bird Feeding including best bird food and bird feeder types, and benefits of feeding your birds year round.
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Meet the Uncles – Bird Bits video series #4

Meet the Uncles – Bird Bits video series #4

Bird Bits #4–Meet the Uncles Before going on their date, Belinda Bluebird introduces Robin to her two “Uncles” (chocked full of bird puns).  No inappropriate language or themes – clean comedy.
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Tips and Techniques for Photographing Woodland Birds

Tips and Techniques for Photographing Woodland Birds

Learn insider tips and tricks from a professional wildlife photographer on how to photograph woodland birds. The video provides a wealth of knowledge for both the novice and wildlife photography enthusiast including creating baited areas to attract birds, establishing a camera "hide", lens types, background selection, and even photo samples. The video focuses on...
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House Hunting – Bird Bits video series #3

House Hunting – Bird Bits video series #3

Bird Bits #3–House Hunting A bird is looking for a new bird house with the local realtor (chocked full of bird puns).  No inappropriate language or themes – clean comedy.
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Future Star – Bird Bits video series #2

Future Star – Bird Bits video series #2

Bird Bits #2--Future Star Two male birds discuss the star potential of a singing female Bluebird (chocked full of bird puns). No inapropriate language or themes - clean comedy.
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Playfair Island Custom Birdhouse

Playfair Island Custom Birdhouse

The Playfair Island custom birdhouse was completed in October 2009. The custom birdhouse was bench-made with exterior grade materials and joinery. It features three bird nesting chambers, copper-lined species sized entry holes and easy access clean out panels. It was consigned as a gift for a very special friend’s “cottage”. The original...
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Backyard Birding – Preparing for Winter

Backyard Birding – Preparing for Winter

Invite birds now for the winter With even the hint of a cool Autumn breeze still weeks away, it’s difficult to think of winter now. However, wild birds' internal clocks will soon signal them to begin their preparation for the harsh winter ahead. Along with our partner Songbird Essentials, we've prepared some...
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Online Chat – Bird Bits video series #1

Online Chat – Bird Bits video series #1

Two birds discuss the best places to pick up chicks (chocked full of bird puns). No inapropriate language or themes - clean comedy.
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Wood Duck Nest Boxes – Free Birdhouse Plans

Wood Duck Nest Boxes – Free Birdhouse Plans

The population of the wood duck has increased a great deal in the last several years. This increase has been in large part due to the work of many people locating wood duck boxes and conserving vital habitat for the wood ducks to breed. The following information is provided to help with the design, construction...
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Acorn Woodpeckers – Nature’s Nut Wedgers

Acorn Woodpeckers – Nature’s Nut Wedgers

The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, who has a unique habit of hoarding acorns by wedging them into trees. Woody Woodpecker was based on an acorn woodpecker, even though some believe that Woody Woodpecker's artist, Walter Lantz patterned his cartoon characterafter the similar-looking Pileated Woodpecker which has a prominent crest.
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How To Video: Make a Kid Friendly Homemade Bird Feeder

How To Video:  Make a Kid Friendly Homemade Bird Feeder

This recylcled garden bird feeder is a great DIY project for kids of all ages.  Materials include a repurposed plastic soda or juice bottle, a stick, some string for hanging and bird seed.  Assembly requires adult supervision for making holes in the bottles, but the kids can handle the rest.  Quick, easy and a...
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New England Fall Foliage – Six Best Leaf Peeping Drives

New England Fall Foliage – Six Best Leaf Peeping Drives

Fall foliage in New England provides a showcase for Mother Nature. Perhaps nowhere else in America, and maybe even the world are the fall colors as stunning and spectacular as October in New England.Fall foliage in New England really begins in August. The shortening daylight hours trigger the deciduous trees to begin the process...
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White Nose Syndrome – What is Killing Our Bats?

White Nose Syndrome – What is Killing Our Bats?

White nose syndrome (WNS) is a poorly understood disease associated with the deaths of hundreds of thousands of bats in the northeast. The condition, named for a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles, and on the wings of many affected animals, was first identified in a cave in Schoharie County, New...
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Funny Video – Rare Bird Violates Researcher

Funny Video – Rare Bird Violates Researcher

A researcher experiences the "intimate" side of conservation, while filming the rare kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot for a BBC series Last Chance to See.
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