January 6th, 2009 by admin
There is a proposed wind power site located in Herkimer County New York. This is adjacent to a 160 acre property that is currently being used as a tree resource by James R Hirst of East Penn Gardens, a supplier to Highland Hill Farm. This wind project called Top Notch, is [...]
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January 3rd, 2009 by admin
Windmills kill birds. This is a fact that is well documented. The real question is what will and can windmill operators do about the bird kill problem?
Here is a proposal. Mandate legislation that would fund bird banding with transmitters that would deactivte windmills if a bird enters [...]
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January 2nd, 2009 by admin
What else do birds eat besides seeds and bugs? Would you believe… rendered animal fat! That’s right - it’s known as suet (much nicer sounding, right?)
Pre-Made Suet… Wait - it’s not that yucky! You don’t really have to make it from scratch. Blocks of suet are readily available in garden supply [...]
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January 1st, 2009 by admin
Birds will be attracted by the geographic location of your garden.
To find out which birds are at the moment in the geographic area, you will have to consult the specialty magazines and documentations. Maybe even the whether guy can provide some information regarding this aspect although this is [...]
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December 31st, 2008 by admin
Feeding the Hummingbirds
 by: LeAnn R. Ralph
Early in May here in west central Wisconsin, I can count on seeing a Ruby Throated Hummingbird hovering in front of my kitchen window, flitting back and forth, as if to say, “there was a hummingbird feeder RIGHT HERE last year. Where is it?”
And then I [...]
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December 30th, 2008 by admin
There is a proposed wind power site located in Herkimer County New York. This is adjacent to a 160 acre property that is currently being used as a tree resource by James R Hirst of East Penn Gardens, a supplier to Highland Hill Farm. This wind project called Top Notch, is [...]
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December 29th, 2008 by admin
If you consider that for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years man wanted to take to the skies like the birds, it seems strange that so many people have a fear or phobia about flying. Of course in today?s modern age we don?t strap on wings and take gracefully to the skies [...]
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December 28th, 2008 by admin
Fredericksburg, Texas October 1, 2006 — While many may be dreaming of a white Christmas this winter, others will be making their way to Texas Hill Country where the deer are as plentiful as resident history.
Snowbirds from the Northern United States as well as Canada find the slower pace, warmer [...]
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December 27th, 2008 by admin
There is a proposed wind power site located in Herkimer County New York. This is adjacent to a 160 acre property that is currently being used as a tree resource by James R Hirst of East Penn Gardens, a supplier to Highland Hill Farm. This wind project called Top Notch, is [...]
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December 26th, 2008 by admin
Are you aware that dead, dying, and hollow trees, as well as logs on the ground, are great for birds and other wildlife? Dead trees provide homes to more hundreds of species of birds, mammals, and amphibians. Fish, plants, and fungi directly benefit from dead and dying trees. Why not leave [...]
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