Posted by Amanda (wit & whistle) on April 15th, 2011 under Shop Tags: bird, designer, feeder, house •
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I hope we get another nest of baby birds this year. I’ve seen the wrens scouting around, but no nest building is going on yet. There’s a vast array of good looking bird houses and feeders out there. I wonder if my backyard birds would like these as much as I do? My personal favorite [...]
Posted by Amanda (wit & whistle) on March 4th, 2010 under Do It Yourself Tags: bird, cake, DIY, do it yourself, food, homemade, how to, make, make your own, peanut, recipe, suet, treat, tutorial, wild •
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Spring has yet to arrive, and the birds have been draining our feeders every week. So, I thought I would make them a special treat. Technically this is not a suet cake. Making a traditional suet cake involves melting a big chunk of animal fat into liquid form, and the thought of that smell filling [...]
Posted by Amanda (wit & whistle) on August 7th, 2009 under Personal Tags: bird, dead, death, shovel, window •
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The Murder Weapon: Birds and windows just don’t mix. What a dishonorable way to to go. He should have at least been hunted down in an exciting owl chase. This morning he probably planned to spend the day eating bird seed and maybe ruffling the tail feathers of a few lady birds. I think he enjoyed [...]