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Leggy and sharp-eyed, Common Grackles (along with their larger, showier relatives, Great-tailed Grackles and Boat-tailed ...

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The flash of deep red at the bird feeder might have you guessing. Is it a Purple Finch? Something more exotic? Identifying ...

A few years ago, I had an unusual request from one of my clients. My client asked me to design a landscape that would be sensitive to wildlife and attract certain birds to her yard. At the time, it ...