Small Christmas gifts a backyard birder will use: a lens pen, a weatherproof notebook, hand warmers, bird song books, flash cards and gifts for the feeder.
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Bird gifts kids will actually use, from a window feeder and a plush cardinal for little ones to real binoculars and a Sibley guide for older kids.
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Best squirrel baffles for every setup: raccoon-size cylinders, wrap-arounds for poles you can’t take apart, 4×4 post cones and domes for hanging feeders.
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How to keep a bird bath from freezing: a de-icer or heated bath, a fresh bowl each morning, sun and a dark basin. Never add antifreeze, glycerin or salt.
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Put suet out when the weather turns cold and keep it up through winter. Temperature rules for raw, rendered and no-melt suet, and when to take it down.
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No vet source gives a safe number of hours. Why a budgie that stops eating is urgent, how to spot empty seed husks, illness signs and when to call a vet.
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Cockatoo rescue adoption fees run $200 to $800 at four rescues. See lifetime costs, 25 to 45+ year lifespans, noise, CITES rules and what to know first.
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Pet dove care basics: which doves you can keep, why wild doves are protected, cage size, diet and grit, cleaning, illness signs, lifespan and breeding.
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There are no lovebird breeds, only 9 species and many color mutations. How to tell them apart, the 3 sold as pets, wild US lovebirds and care basics.
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Six bird bath de-icers compared by wattage, thermostat and cord, from a 44-watt pad to the 250-watt Allied BDT250, plus how to choose and use one safely.
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