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Month: May 2025

GARDEN GATE: Episode 318 – Orioles & Hummingbirds are back ! (May 9, 2025)

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Hummingbirds and orioles are back! As per usual schedule they arrived at the beginning of May and we’ve been hearing all about your sightings. A lot of other migratory birds are now arriving and it’s so exciting! In this episode I show you a couple of the feeders we have available. Many feeders account for … Read more

Birds We Love to Loathe: Grackles and Starlings

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  The “birds” are back.  It’s hard not to think of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film when gangs of noisy blackbirds descend upon our feeders. We’re talking, of course, about grackles and starlings. They are called many names for their bullying and aggressive behaviour but to the question “are they invasive?”: the answer is yes and no.  … Read more

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