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• Backyard Birding Inviting birds to your California backyard is easy with water, food and a friendly reception.
  
• Cornell Lab Launches Annual Bluebird Count Citizen science...Cornell's program promotes bird conservation
  
• Frogs and Toads - Wildlife Conservation Create habitat for amphibians in your backyard
  
• Bees - Wildlife conservation Pollination is an essential part of backyard health...bees are critical.
  
• Bluebirds are America's favorite birds The Great North American Bluebird Count and Birdhouse Online provide an engaging, interactive resource for citizen scientists of all ages
  
• Summer Birding Tips American Birding Association ABA Web site offers rich variety of activities and information
  
• Insects - Just to bug you :-) How much do you know about insects? Take a little quiz.
  
• Backyard Wildlife Habitat Challenge Backyard Wildlife Habitat Quiz
  
• Controlling Wildlife in Your Backyard Air, Rain, Lightning, Storma...they both shake up our days and make our gardens grow.
  
• Lost Pet Recovery There are companies that provide services to increase the chances of recovering a family pet if they should become loss.
  
• What to Do if a Pet Bird Flies Away Advice from Mattie Sue Athan, world-famous parrot behavior consultant and author of eight books on parrot behavior.
  
• Wildlife, Pets and Domestic Animals Animals great and small make up our web of life...here are some provocative thoughts on how wildlife, pets and domestic animals affect our survival strategies.
  
• Don't Turn It Loose! Respect life. Don't Turn Wildlife and Plants Loose!
  
• Marine Wildlife Watching Guidelines Watching Wildlife guide for viewing wildlife safely.
  
• Fish used to detect water contaminants Fish are used in water testing systems because they are more sophisticated than computers
  
• Dogs communicate with people more than other animals Research indicates that dogs develop language skills and intelligence through association with people
  
• YouTube videos of wildlife and tropical paradise...? Pets, wildlife, tropical paradise...around the world and right here at home at YouTube in the "Urban Nature" group. Check it out...it's delightful!
  
• Pelican Migration in Los Angeles! Amazing! Pelicans soar like angels on the stiff spring breeze...wow!
  
• Weird (and Wonderful) Birds of Southern California Weird and wonderful birds of California vary in size and behaviors -- all worth a little research!
  
• Little Chicken Growing Up from Day 1 to Adulthood Chickens are pets for some...and inspiration for art for others. This Dutch artist shares the growth of a chick in daily scientific illustrations.
  
• Wildscaping for Urban Habitat Wildscape your balcony, your yard, your campus with native habitat for wildlife and your own pleasure!
  
• California Nature Festival Schedule 2008 Enjoy the wonders of California's diverse wilderness and wildlife
  
• Butterfly Farming for Kids...and Adults Raising butterflies can be an urban farming specialty that benefits wild butterfly populations...and provide butterflies for weddings and butterfly exhibits.
  
• Protective Squirrel Houses from Recycled Tires Protective Squirrel Houses from Recycled Tires
  
• Bats and Bat Houses for Halloween and Beyond! Happy Halloween and may you have an exciting adventure discovering the bats in your nighttime landscape!
  
• Connecting children to nature at your location! in North Carolina The love of nature and respect for natural resources ... and natural systems, starts in childhood. Upfront and personal experience with native plants and wildlife make a tremendous difference in confidence and curiosity ... and A Walk in the Woods helps make that time with nature possible.
  
• Beaver in Natural Areas Restoration - Teleconference (Feb 11, 11:45 am-Eastern) Beavers and land restoration are nature's way. Learn more about how this works in today's natural world.
  
• Babelgum Nature Series on Internet TV - Extinction Sucks! Learn how to prevent animal extinction in fun, easy way led by the intrepid explorers, Aleisha and Ashleigh.
  
• Spring Is Best Time To Listen for Bird Songs When a bird sings, he's telling you what he is...and where he is.
  
• Join the Great Backyard Bird Count February 12-15, 2010 Get the family together and into nature... join the Great Backyard Bird Count!
  
• Butterfly Vision and Wing Colors Are Linked These butterflies are not wasting their time chasing after the wrong mate!
  
• Do you have a wolf in your back forty? Learn how wolves and people can live together with respect in this documentary, "Return to the Wild".
  
• Scoop the Poop - Protect Your Drinking Water! Runoff collects a lot of "stuff" on its pathway to your local water supply. Yuck! But you can help keep your drinking water clean...
  
• Little Bit of Eden at California Beaches This picture book with dozens of original photos from California beaches will put the "creation story" into modern perspective. Beautiful! Inspiring!
  
• Certify Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat Starting a Backyard Wildlife Habitat project
  
• Birding and Birders Here are some of the birding websites that offer wonderful community and information