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House finch fooler

Today over lunch I heard the warbles of a house finch in the pine tree just outside our dining room window. Those long trills, meandering up and down, as if they could go on forever. Ahhhh! Instantly I felt warmer, … Continue reading →

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My latest hero, an Ottawa boy saving the lives of birds

The tiny, brown-and-white-mottled bird sat panting on a boulder by our porch on a warm July day last summer, its head cocked strangely to one side. It was a pine siskin, a small finch with bits of yellow on its … Continue reading →

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