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Snowy Owls sighted in Michigan

Snowy Owls are yearly visitors to Michigan, but their numbers can fluctuate quite dramatically. In 2011 the lemming and vole populations were very high in the north resulting in a high survival rate of Snowy Owls. So this fall/winter, many first year males seem to be venturing south in search of food. The weird snow hurricanes...
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Crane

The crane is a large, long-beaked bird that is found all over the world. There are 15 different species of crane found on Earth today, but despite their similar appearance, cranes are not related to other long-necked birds such as herons.Cranes are found on every continent with the exceptions of the Antarctic and South...
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Golden Oriole

Golden Oriole Classification and EvolutionThe Golden Oriole (also known as the Eurasian Oriole), is a small species of Bird found throughout Europe and western Asia. The Golden Oriole's name is thought to have arisen during the 18th century after the classical Latin word meaning gold. Although almost indistinguishable...
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The Tradition of feeding the Birds at Christmas Time

Birds are considered to be among the most common Christmas tree ornaments. They have religious symbolism as being biblical messengers that bring love and peace to the world. Even today, birds represent good luck and good fortune. It is said that many German families felt that finding a bird’s nest in the Christmas tree...
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Falcon

Falcons are medium sized birds of prey found all across the world although falcons tend to prefer the more temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Falcons are best known for their ruthlessness and their incredible flying abilities. Falcons have tapered wings that allow the falcon to change direction extremely quickly...
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Red-tailed Hawk Fun Facts

Hello: I live in the Niagara Region. I fill my bird feeder every other day.  A few weeks ago, the birds stopped coming to feed. Left me quite puzzled as they are all there every morning. Our neighbour has evergreen trees in her front yard & it was my cat that noticed a red tailed hawk hiding out in them. We have...
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Do birds sleep?

I was wondering if birds sleep? ~ Klagenfurt, Karnten AustriaThat's a very good question. These tiny creatures must always be alert for predators, ready to dart away at a moment's notice. Depending on the habitat, many birds are only able to get short little bursts of sleep.Sleeping habits can also change with the seasons....
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