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    A Busy Community Of Bees

    This hive is hanging on someone's eave on a house that is across the street from our cottage. Apparently, they ripped half of it down earlier in the summer but the bees rebuilt it. The hive is approximately 10 inches across and about 8 inches long. One of the largest ones I've ever seen and...
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    Today's Neat Sighting

    My neighbour and I stood outside watching a pair of birds doing aerial acrobatics this afternoon. I'd never seen such a thing... not during daylight hours, anyway. I came in to check out my book and sure enough, a pair of common nighthawks! :clap: There's no mistaking the white bars on...
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    Pretty Butterfly ID Please

    I get all kinds of these pretty little things in my yard... they hit all the flowers and planters. Can someone please tell me what it is? They are quite striking to watch. :) Thanks!
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    What's This Pretty Critter?

    Can someone please tell me what this lovely creature is? Is it a fritillary of some kind? I found it in a flowerbed in my backyard yesterday. It had gotten caught in the sprinkler so was too wet to fly. We placed it on the lilies under big trees in the backyard where it could dry off...
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    Do You Know What This Flower Is Called?

    Hi Forum! My elderly neighbour across the street gave me a number of these plants last summer. They've bloomed beautifully this year but I don't know what they're called. They are over 2 feet tall and the leaves are fuzzy with a greyish tinge to them. Some flowers have a brown or reddish...
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    What's This Fuzzy Thing?

    We found this caterpillar in the backyard last night. It was clinging to a blade of grass and it was in front of the trees. Can anyone tell me what it is and possibly, what it will become? Thanks!
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    Moth'ers, Help Please

    We found this moth (at least I think that's what it is) swimming in my husband's minnow tank this morning. We pulled it out and it was obviously exhausted and had some damage to one wing. We placed it on a wide stick and left it to dry and rest. By late this afternoon, it was still in the...
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    For Moose1991

    Here's a bear photo I mentioned. Someone else sent it to me so I don't know where it originated. The bears look like grizzlies so I'm assuming it's in western Canada somewhere. I certainly wouldn't want to come face to face with this crew! :eek!:
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    Do You Know What These Are?

    We came across this first moth (at least, I think that's what it is) inside our gazebo the other day. It never did fly away so I never saw it's wings... it just kind of slooooooowly crawled into another section of the roof. The second moth, there was actually 2 of. This photo is of the larger...
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    Eastern Bluebirds!

    :hi: While working out in the backyard last night, I heard a bird singing that I wasn't familiar with. I looked up to see a male eastern bluebird sitting on the power line singing. A couple of hours later, I heard him again except this time, he brought a female with him! Again, they were...
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    Cool Sightings In My Yard

    I'm thrilled to report that yesterday finally brought the season's first hummer to my feeders. A lovely male ruby throated hung around most of the afternoon, between the two feeders and he's showing interest in the hanging planters I put out yesterday too. And now, just a minute ago, I glanced...
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    Drat! It's Happened! :(

    Well, it's official. I had to put all my feeders away today. :( A representative from the Ministry of Natural Resources was going door to door handing out leaflets about bear safety. There have already been a couple spotted in my neighbourhood and one even broke someone's basement window...
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    Strange Sighting

    :h?: Has anyone ever seen a sparrow eating suet before? I had a lovely male white throated sparrow munching on the suet yesterday and having a grand old time with it. I must admit I've never seen this before!
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    Something New??

    Hi Forum, Looking outside, I just spotted this little bird hanging out with the purple finches. They weren't too happy about it, mind you, and the evening grosbeaks didn't care for him either. You can see him on the feeder next to a female purple finch to judge size. His lower bill is...
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    So Much Excitement!!......

    ..... And dangit, I didn't get to see how it ended!! :( I was out working the flowerbeds this afternoon, listening to the birds chattering in the background. All of a sudden, I heard a God-awful scream from the backyard trees, which were behind me at the time. I turned around in time to...
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    Winter's Arrival

    We're supposed to get a foot of snow tomorrow...... I'll report back in the coming days on what kind of bird activity the storm creates! I guess you could say it's winter now........................... :eek!:
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    This Week's PFW Count

    Well, you could call it a list, couldn't you?? Yesterday and today, doing this week's Project Feeder Watch count in my backyard, I saw: 60+ evening grosbeaks (sorry Larry!) 4 pine grosbeaks 1 black capped chickadee (wonder where the others are?) 3 bluejays (had a high count of 5 this week but...
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    What's Wrong With This Goldfinch's Beak??

    I hope someone here can help. I spotted 3 American goldfinches in my yard this morning but I noticed one of them has a either a deformed top beak or there's a mass growing on it. To my untrained eye, it kind of looks like a wart. He was eating okay, keeping up with the other two but he didn't...
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    Project Feeder Watch Starts Soon!

    Hi! :hi: After having my PFW kit for weeks now, I finally today took a really close look at it and spotted something familiar. The photo of my little leucistic redpoll from last winter is on the calendar! He's a tiny photo but he's on December..... how 'bout that! :) Unfortunately...
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    What Kind Of Gull Is This?

    Hello Forum! I spotted this gull wandering around at the end of my neighbour's driveway and then my own driveway this afternoon, while it was raining and snowing out. It was just slowly walking around, nibbling on whatever it could find. I'm still seeing lots of gulls around and I'm assuming...
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    Today's Sightings

    Hi Forum! :hi: Hubby and I were very busy today, outside all day splitting and piling firewood for the coming winter. Of course, as long as I'm outside, I'm constantly scanning for avian activity in the neighbourhood. Hubby spotted the bald eagle flying before I did. What a beauty! He...
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    No, It Couldn't Be.....

    Hi everyone. I'm a little confused here about a bird I just saw on the road. It looked like a sandpiper. It was about 8" tall and had a 2" beak and long legs. It was against snow and running down the side of the road so I didn't get the best look since traffic was coming. It flew a short...
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    Got It Today!

    Hi Everyone! I finally received my package for this winter's Project Feeder Watch that starts next month. Anyone else on here getting into that? This is my second season.
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    Grrrrrrrrr!

    Okay, I can handle the damage from the hairy woodpecker.... he's a woodPECKER....... that's what they do! But look what the !#$%^&* squirrel did to my feeder!!!! :C :C :C I know it gives me an excuse to go shopping for new feeders but this was my favorite one and the most effective...
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    Birds in the Neighborhood

    Hi everyone. I've been seeing birds in my neighborhood this week that I'm curious about. I can't get close enough for a really good view or a photo so here's the best description I can give right now: About the size of a fox sparrow. Breast is very dark tan. Whole body is very heavily streaked...
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