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Candice Davis

Beyond the feeders

Posted Monday, February 23, 2009, at 2:09 PM
January's ice storm raised my awareness of the need to provide food and cover resources for the birds in our area. The week of the storm, I inadvertently created a near bird war in my backyard when I put out a small bird feeder. So I've decided to landscape my backyard with native shrubs and trees that will provide food and cover opportunities when I forget to put out the feeders...
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