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    Swallows, Cranes, Ducks & Flowers Are Back

    Swallows are back to nest in the bike path tunnel this morning in Boulder. Sandhill Cranes were flying Sunday morning 4-9-17.

    Scaups, American widgeon, and blue winged teal are back. The teal come all the way from South America.

    On sunday, the wildflowers were out: pasque flowers, sand lilies, salsify, purple and yellow violets, oregon grape, apple, plum, spring beauty, candy tuft, storkbills, salt and pepper, wild celery, kinnikkinnick, and a mustard with a rosette of yellow flowers and canoe paddle leaves.

     

     

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    Save the Birds - Treat or Cover Windows

    Scary new photos show how birds look when they crash into glass windows. There are many solutions: covering windows with netting, curtains, patterns, frosting, dark or patterned vinyl, angling them down, having vegetation near the windows, .... threats to birds: vehicles, poison, outdoor cats, electrical lines, .... More solutions: keep cats indoors, ban persistent pesticides,... More Threats. Photo by Miranda Brandon, you can see her other photos here at www.mirandabrandon.com