It is going to be warmer here in central Illinois for about a week to 10 days. This is a good time for Cleon and me to thoroughly clean each feeder every few days. The birds had just about emptied the safflower feeder – House Finches love these seeds here in our backyard. Cleon and […]
Avian flu is nationwide and this is the time of year when it is at its most deadly. One way this disease is spread is through wild geese and ducks who can be carriers of the disease and from the end of January through mid April is when they are migrating. It is spread by […]
Avian flu. Bird flu. Avian influenza. Three different names – all the same illness. And what is it? In simplest terms, it is a viral infection that spreads in birds, some other animals, and can spread to humans (right now, this is extremely rare). There is not just one ‘Avian Flu’, but many subtypes. In […]