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Why fat is a bird's best friend
We humans are constantly bombarded with messages that Fat Is Bad. It's less lard, more olive oil these days. And rightly so, much of the time. Now that many of us live rather sedentary lives, sitting around in heated offices and houses, fat isn't...
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11-11-2009 2:34 PM
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Katie Fuller
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Time for a huddle?
A cold, arctic wind is heading towards us this weekend. So, whilst we can all dust off the winter coats, dig out the scarf and gloves (hopefully finding a matching pair, although if you're anything like me you'll end up with two left handed ones...
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11-21-2008 11:21 AM
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Kevin Middleton
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Something for the weekend
This week, you've got to keep your eyes and ears open. Be alert at all times, wherever you are - especially if you're out shopping. Waxwings are here! Whatwings? Waxwings . They breed in Scandinavia, snapping up mosquitos in the northern forests...
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11-14-2008 4:11 PM
by Katie Fuller
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Doorstep vs. world
I think it's easy to take the wildife in our local area for granted when we see it everyday. On wintery mornings, I tend to ignore the frosted leaves and spiders' webs glistening on my neighbour's holly bush. Instead, I frantically try to...
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02-22-2008 4:02 PM
by rosalind knight
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Do you have a Swede in your garden?
It’s all too easy to take some birds for granted. It could be robins , starlings , chaffinches , blue tits , dunnocks - whatever it is that you see all the time. Then, something happens that makes you think ‘oh! Perhaps I should look a bit...
Published
01-17-2008 9:24 AM
by Katie Fuller
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Give us back our birds!
Regular Notes on Nature readers will probably be building up quite a good picture of the birds we see from our window here, with the webcam feeder stationed outside. Great spotted woodpeckers , magpies and grey wagtails have all featured recently, however...
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01-14-2008 1:48 PM
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Kevin Middleton
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A spring in my step
I suffer from the winter blues from time to time, but yesterday I heard a sound that showed that spring is not far away. I love seeing our winter wildlife - particularly those birds that come here as refugees from the northern winter - and am a big fan...
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01-04-2008 10:52 AM
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Mark Ward
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