Make Birth Baths Bird Friendly

Posted by Nancy on 7/24/2018 to All About Bird Feeders

Question: I recently installed a birdbath. The birds come in but don’t seem to bathe. A few birds have tried it, but the birds come out of the bath looking terrible. Do you have any idea what is happening?

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Red Diamondback Rattlesnake - What a Beauty!

Posted by Nancy on 7/17/2018 to Rattlesnakes

The Red Diamondback Rattlesnake is one of the most beautiful of all the rattlesnakes I have seen. They have brownish red diamonds with white edges. The belly is a creamy white.

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Broad-tailed Hummingbirds – Did You Know?

Posted by Nancy on 7/10/2018 to Hummingbirds

It was cold enough in the Rocky Mountains that Dad agreed to reconsider tenting for a few nights. The fact that the Broad-tailed Hummingbird could survive the cold fascinated me. I have since learned that they enter a state of slow metabolism called torpor and only maintain a body temperature of about 54 degrees.

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Why Did My Turtle Lay an Egg?

Posted by Nancy on 7/3/2018 to Turtles, Box Turtles and Tortoises

Question: My Painted Turtle just laid an egg! I have had her since she was 4”. She is kept with my brother’s Juvenile Red-eared Slider. What is going on? Is she pregnant?

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