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Sustenance for songbirds
Hope Swinimer explains the importance of bird-feeder maintenance.
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Every weekend Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop goes birding with her friends. Like many Nova Scotians, she is fascinated with birds.
Many people have bird-feeders in their backyard, but there’s more maintenance than meets the eye for our wing-flapping friends.
About the author
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Sarah Drysdale
Sarah is originally from Bedford, N.S. She's in her fourth year of the BJH program.