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Birds Bathing in Winter?

The Question: I recently began heating the water in my birdbath. Yesterday 3-4 starlings were splashing and rolling in the water, having a ball. Meanwhile, freezing rain was falling from the sky, and the temperature hovered around 28 degrees F (-2 C). They only left when a grackle came down out of curiosity and filled [...]

Tiny Catfish Fry Heart

After an embarassingly long hiatus, I’m hoping to get back to answering questions this week.  A reader recently notified me that the contact and question submission forms weren’t working on the site.  I wondered why I wasn’t getting any questions anymore … It should be fixed now.  If you have trouble, please email me at [...]