Tag: Urbannaturestore
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Solutions For Keeping Bully Birds Away From Your Feeders
‘How do I keep bully birds away from my feeders?’ This is a question I often hear from our customers. Some of these birds are here all year and some will be migrating back to their breeding grounds this spring. House Sparrows, Starlings, Mourning Doves, Grackles and Pigeons can fall into this category. These birds…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds- Red Winged Blackbird
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS ‘Conk-la-ree’, ahhh, the sound I listen for at this time of year. A true sign that spring is on the way is hearing the song of the Red-winged Blackbird. They are one of the first songbirds to migrate from their winter destinations in the Southern US back to Canada. Male Red-winged Blackbirds arrive…
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Jane’s Deck Of Birds – Dark Eyed Junco
Often referred to as our ‘Snow Bird’, the Dark-eyed Junco is another one of our winter visitors. In the late fall Junco’s will migrate from their breeding grounds across Northern Canada and Alaska south into Southern Canada and the US. Juncos vary in colour depending on what region they are in, but the Dark-eyed Junco…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds- Red Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Breasted Nuthatch Red-Breasted Nuthatches are friendly little songbirds. They are 4 1/2 inches long with a blueish- grey back and pale orange belly. They have a black stripe over their eye, a white eyebrow and a thin grey slightly upturned bill. The male has a shiny black stripe on his head, whereas the female’s is…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds – Purple Finch
Purple finches are delightful birds that we are able to enjoy during the winter months… most years. They can move erratically from year to year, but this year they have been regular visitors to the GTA. Roger Tory Peterson described the male as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice”. Females and first-year males have brown heads with…
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Jane’s Deck Of Birds- Red Bellied Woodpecker
Red Bellied Woodpecker Many customers ask me why this bird is called a Red-bellied Woodpecker when its belly is white. Even though it’s hard to see, there is a light wash of orange-red feathers on its lower belly… it is hard to see though. The Red-Bellied has a black and white striped ladder back, and…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds – Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpeckers are the best known Woodpeckers in North America. You can find them throughout Canada and the USA. They are smallest woodpecker in North America measuring only 6-7 inches. Downies have a white breast, black cheek, black wings with white spots, and a white patch on it’s back. The male has a solid red…