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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

I thought this was great. O‘Kane is calm cool and collected, even when fighting for birds threatened in her community. She considers herself and “accidental ornithologist” and I may be headed that way myself. Just last night we heard a sound out our window which my Merlin app quickly identified as an Eastern Screech owl! It was the best part of my day. This book is much more focused on her personal life than the title would suggest.

AnnCrystal “accidental ornithologist” 👏🏼🤩🐦💝💝💝. 6h
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DebinHawaii
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#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Today‘s haiku is inspired by the spotted dove cooing & singing this morning. (I borrowed this picture). Not native to Hawaii, the spotted dove was introduced from Asia in the 1800s.

Morning Sounds

The spotted dove coos
A soft plaintive melody
Outside my window

JenlovesJT47 🩵🩵🩵 4w
dabbe Lovely words and sounds. 💛💜🧡 4w
AnnCrystal LOVELY music, I love when doves nest near our house 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎶🕊️🎶🐝💝. 3w
lil1inblue 💛 ❤ 💛 3w
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kspenmoll
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My last leisurely Monday morning of the summer. I will be at work next Monday. ☹️ #coffeeandbooks #hummingbirds

AlaMich I start today 😕 Hearing that alarm this morning was rough! (edited) 1mo
Tamra I have to start prepping today. I‘m not going to hurry. 😏 1mo
Daisey Enjoy! Same here. I start tomorrow, so I‘m having a very leisurely morning before I go run some errands and finish some last minute prep. 1mo
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Cathythoughts Enjoy your last leisurely Monday 🥰. That was a fast summer ! 1mo
Bookwormjillk Enjoy. This summer went too fast! 1mo
dabbe 💛💜🧡 1mo
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kspenmoll
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#FridayHappyReadingHour
We need a better hummingbird book- I have seen 3 varieties at our feeder, but only 1 is identified in the tagged book. Suggestions?
Enjoying Tost Sparkling Wine, thanks to @Amiable while happily reading.

TheBookHippie I haven‘t found a good one either 😵‍💫😭 1mo
Aims42 Hmm, if I come across a good one, I‘ll let you know 🤔 In the meantime, enjoy your wine! 🥂 1mo
Tamra Happy Friday! Nothing better. 🎉 1mo
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dabbe @spenmoll @TheBookHippie @Aims42 ... I don't know if you've seen these, but we absolutely LOVE these hummingbird feeders. 1st: easy to clean. 2nd: the birds can actually REST while drinking. 3rd: No need to use the artificial dyed food: just a 1:4 sugar/water ratio. 4th: Our birds LOVE these feeders!
Link: https://order.wbu.com/shop/bird-feeders/hummingbird-feeders
1mo
Aims42 @dabbe Oh wow! I‘ve never seen this style of hummingbird feeder, I love your reasons!! Thanks for the link!!! 1mo
Amiable Which aisle in Big Y was the Töst? I went looking at the one in Old Lyme the other day but didn‘t find it. I probably walked right past it. 1mo
dabbe @Aims42 Yay! Let me know if you like them! 💛🤎🧡 1mo
mcctrish I‘m going to get one of this style feeder for my sister for her cottage - Happy Friday 1mo
kspenmoll @Amiable I am going tomorrow so I will check. It was on a top shelf- not with soda, next isle. Will let you know. 1mo
kspenmoll @dabbe I have one of these but I need a second! I did not even realize about the perch thing. The one I have is in garden. But now I want to replace the kitchen window one that is so active & we all can see them. My garden one I have to be on the porch. I do make my own sugar water, so easy! Thank you!!!! (edited) 1mo
dabbe @mcctrish YAY! 💛🤎🧡 1mo
dabbe @kspenmoll 💛🤎🧡 1mo
janeycanuck Not a book but have you used the Merlin app? It‘s from Cornell and it‘ll identify birds by photo or sound. 1mo
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ncsufoxes
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Pickpick

My mom bought this for my oldest, so I read it before he took it. He‘s going back to RI soon for his senior year. He‘s studying Wildlife Biology & Conservation. He‘s become obsessed with birds. He‘s getting his applications ready for grad school. He wants to focus on birds (ducks or songbirds, still deciding, now that he‘s been reading about the research being done at different universities he‘s having a harder time narrowing it down). I learned

ncsufoxes some new facts: like 70% of songbirds don‘t survive into adulthood. I can see why my son is so captivated by these animals. I‘m happy that he‘s found his passion & hopefully he‘ll get the opportunity to become a bird researcher. I keep telling him he needs to post more on IG to bring more attention to birds. I enjoyed getting to learn more about birds on the west coast & jealous of Amy Tan‘s drawing abilities. 1mo
AnnCrystal 🎓👏🏼🥳 Birds are SUCH magical creatures 🥲🐦💝💝💝. (edited) 1mo
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lil1inblue
Birdsong | Don Stap
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JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 beautiful!! 2mo
AnnCrystal Pure Serenity 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🎶🤩🐦🐝💝💝💝. 2mo
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DebinHawaii Gorgeous & so peaceful! 💚💛🐝🖤 2mo
dabbe I needed these words. Thank you. 💚💚💚 2mo
kspenmoll 💚💚💚 2mo
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ImperfectCJ
Sibley's Birding Basics | David Allen Sibley
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Mourning dove update:

This is a still from our makeshift nestcam. The one on the gate is one of the babies, who flew down to perch and was joined by a parent briefly before parent flew to the nest. Then the other baby flew down to the gate but kept landing on its sibling, so they both flew up to the parent in the nest for second breakfast.

Quite exciting times at our gate! I think this means they're more teens than babies, though.

Eggbeater Aww. Your beautiful bird family is growing up. 🥰 I love that picture. 2mo
Clare-Dragonfly You have to wonder if the second baby had bad aim or was just trying to annoy its sibling 😂 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
AnnCrystal They grow up too fast 🤩 how magically beautiful 🕊️💝💝💝. 2mo
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DHill
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As an avid birdwatcher, and having just planted serviceberry and other shrubs to attract more birds, when I saw this at the bookstore, of course. Of course I bought it. 🐦🌳

#birdwatching #springtime

glamhobbit I‘m planning to buddy read this with my mom! Excited to start 😁 3mo
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sjc731
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DebinHawaii
Birds of Hawaii | George C. Munro
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#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

I‘m happy our daily haikus are continuing. They give me peace & joy. Today‘s is about the early-rising birds outside my bedroom window. I like hearing them while I slowly wake up.

Morning Sounds

Sunday, birds chatter
Early risers greet the light
I prefer to snooze

TheSpineView ❤️🐦💛🐝💛 4mo
JenlovesJT47 I love this! 💛🐝🖤 Looks like they‘re in the middle of a husband/wife squabble 😆 4mo
AnnCrystal That's just too cute, birds chitchatting 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🎶🐦🐝💝. 4mo
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dabbe You deserve a snooze after all of your hard-working hours! 🖤🐝🖤 4mo
Eggs Lovely haiku 🐦🐦‍⬛🦜 4mo
lil1inblue I prefer to snooze, too! 😂 I love how this captures a lazy Sunday. 4mo
bellabella I'm a night owl too. 🙄😂 4mo
julieclair I am so with you on the bird chatter! And the snoozing… 3mo
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