Do NOT Use Poison

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Do not ever use poison. Warning: there are some disturbing images in this post that may not be suitable for some readers. As the temperatures drop and winter gets nearer, critters make their way through holes into our homes. Please remember that they are just trying to survive and we have provided a fantastic habitat for them. […]

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Give to the Max November 17th

Give to the Max 2016

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11/18/2016 Update You, our generous donors, went above and beyond yesterday, giving over $16,000. After adding in the $15,000 matching grant provided by The Duluth Grill, Johnson Mertz Appliance, Tortoise & Hare Footwear, Stone River Wildlife Control and a private donor, we received $31,240 during Give to the Max this year! We are amazed at your […]

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Pigeons are kind, loyal and very smart birds

Pigeons

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A constant presence At Wildwoods pigeons are constant companions, seeming to need rescuing all year long. As I write this we have several pigeons ranging in age from nestling to adult and most of them are with us as a result of human ignorance or cruelty. Over the past few months we’ve had pigeons with bullet holes […]

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a Black-capped Chickadee suffers from head trauma due to a window-strike

Birds, migration and your windows

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Originally published in the Budgeteer. Migration. It’s a herald of change, a thing of mystery and beauty. A few years ago as I was walking along a trail in Gooseberry State Park, I heard quite a loud racket above me. I looked up and was awestruck by the number of robins flitting about the tree […]

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