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Buddhism, birds, and working on happiness
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Britton Gildersleeve
So here’s the thing about being a bird nerd: you have to work at it. If you want birds, there’s work to be done. This morning, as I sat on the deck, a hairy woodpecker came to the seed cylinder. Hummingbirds buzz each other at the feeder, then perch one by one on its saucer.…
after Christmas (time, research, and priorities)
By
Britton Gildersleeve
In the aftermath of Christmas, I have time to appreciate. The hectic nature of a blended family Christmas — two family dinners, juggling move-ins & move-outs, coordinating presents for the shared grandson, not to mention travel & the ubiquitous winter viruses — means that Christmas is almost a blur. Certainly there are moments my grandson…
starlings and house wrens and feeding the hungry
By
Britton Gildersleeve
We have several bird feeding stations on our deck: suet feeders, a seed cylinder, sunflower seed, and small seed (mostly millet) for our sparrows. In the summer, we trade out one of the 2 suet feeders for a hummingbird feeder, and add yet another. There are also 2 different-sized watering saucers — one deeper for…
let it snow, or, giving back
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I’m hoping you can see all the cardinals in the tree off the deck. Since today is the day my entire extended family is getting together to celebrate Familial Festivus (Christmas/ Hannukah/ Solstice), it feels very much like a white Christmas to us! The English have a legend that if you feed the birds on…
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