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Recent content by chippingsparrow

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    Birdbath scum

    Thanks, all,for your comments and suggestions. I'm going to have to scrub it daily instead of every few days....and Lady Eagle I think I'll try your vinegar suggestion and see if that slows the growth of the algae Cheers everyone!
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    Birdbath scum

    I have a birdbath made of concrete, and it develops a red scum on the bottom of the birdbath every few days. Just wondering is this scum is injurious to the birds? A couple of times a week I clean the birdbath with a scrub brush. In this hot weather, I have to fill the birdbath...
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    Clay-colored or Chipping Sparrow?

    Adult Chipping Sparrow, but plumage turning into its winter colouring, with brownish ear patch instead of grey, and some streaking in it's rufous crown, rather than a bright chestnut crown. Not a juvie, as it would show some streaking on the breast. A neat bird, and an excellent photo--you've...
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    Chipping Sparrow?

    Definitely not a Chipping Sparrow! I know! ;)
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    How long do birds live for?

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    Bird T-Shirt?

    Hi! Good to hear from you again. You can get one at: http://www.cafepress.com/buy/heron/-/pv_design_prod/pg_1/p_storeid.52362336/pNo_52362336/id_11102211/opt_/fpt_/c_/hlv_t They also have a Black Crowned Night Heron on a white T. By the way, I found it by googling it. Cheers!
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    question about Ospreys

    Would the "very little brown bird" be a type of Wren?....sometimes they can be territorially aggressive.
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    need help with a baby pigeon

    It's always a dilemma when one finds a baby bird...but pigeons (and mourning doves) I'm given to understand are unique in that the parents feed them a special liquid known as "pigeon milk"; it's not regurgitated food. Don't know what a substitute for it would be, but perhaps a bird rehab...
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    Best bird tree,plant,shrub?

    Purple Mulberry bush....birds go nuts over the fruit, as well as Wild Grape vine (if you've got a fence for it to climb on). Mountain Ash tree is a good one--not too large, decorative orange fruit in fall that birds like, and fine leaves with very little raking. Crabapple trees (not the...
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    Hello from Haldimand, Ontario

    Hi Preson, WELCOME! I'm the other direction from you, north of GTA in Simcoe County. Yes, this is a wonderful forum. I'm really enjoying it.
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    How do you avoid biting insects while birding?

    Besides a good repellent, wear light-coloured clothing--not dark clothes, and oh yes, don't eat bananas before you birding.
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    Swallow's Nest

    Hi Abbygirl, check out this website, should answer all your questions. http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=326
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    When will fledgling robin begin eating himself?

    Congratulations, Cyndy and to "Twerp" who has learned to become independent. Your diligence and patience paid off. Nice that he comes to say "hello" occasionally, he'll soon be going off to flock with his kind near the end of July and in August. Hope he comes back next year to your yard to...
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    Save our songbirds

    Here's an interesting article in the 50Plus.com website re reasons for decline of songbirds and what we can do about it. It will be a sad day in the woods when we no longer hear the melodious song of the Wood Thrush. http://en.50plus.com/?LibraryID=112&CabinetID=369&DocumentID=9977
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    herring gull swallow live full grown rat?

    I know this isn't birds...but it reminded me of a large python trying to eat an alligator with distrous results. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1006_051006_pythoneatsgator.html :eek!:
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