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Birdbaths offer welcome respite
It has been a tad warm around my place recently.
How warm? Well, hot water now comes out of both taps. Chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs. I turned on my sprinkler and steam came out. Trees are whistling for dogs. I even heard the pig say: “I’m bacon.”
These torrid temperatures make my backyard birdbath a welcome refuge for birds. I’ve had lots of mourning doves, a few sparrows and a couple of black vultures wade around and take drinks from that birdbath. I think the vu...