How to attract birds and butterflies

To make your outdoors even more beautiful and natural, arrange your backyard so it becomes bird and butterfly-friendly. It doesn't take much more than choosing the right plants - and watching the video below. And the results just might astonish you...

Enjoy!





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Seagulls on Pine Island

I've never seen that many seagulls on pine Island before. Of course I don't go there all that often but they sure were quite impressive. I took several photos and even a video. I'll post it here soon.

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Florida Flamingos

Flamingo facts:

• Flamingos gain their unique color from the food they eat



• generally, the brighter a flamingo is the healthier it is



• no one is quite sure why flamingos stand on one leg though many theories have been put forth about this oddity



• the main diet of flamingos consists of:



• blue-green and red algae



• diatoms



• larval and adult forms of small insects



• crustaceans



• small fishes



• Flamingos can swim easily but they do not dive



• they are capable of drinking water at temperatures that approach the boiling point because the only fresh water they receive is in boiling geysers



• Flamingos are thought to have well-developed color perception



• they can fly at speeds up to 31-37 miles per hour

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