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… baby birds, that is. Two eggs have hatched, and two are still intact. I got a good look at the mother today, and she is definitely a catbird.

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Hmm, I’m starting to think our nest belongs to a gray catbird, not a robin. It’s actually pretty hard to tell because the mother flies off the nest and hides immediately at any approach. Stay tuned.

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The turtle was set free tonight in a pond area around 5:45 p.m.

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I’ve seen and heard of books that act as “field guides” to the suburban backyard, and I’ve been somewhat skeptical. I grew up in a typical suburban setting, with a huge backyard, and I didn’t notice all that much of what I would consider the natural world. True, we did have a yearly visit of […]

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