The Wildlife Guardian

            

Volume 3 Issue 2

A woman was walking along the ocean shoreline picking up starfish which had been pushed on the beach by the restless sea. Hour after hour she worked tirelessly, returning the starfish to the sea. A man standing nearby finally asked her why she was doing such a thing. He couldn't understand what difference it would make to the world by saving a few starfish. The woman looked at the man with a knowledge deeper than the ocean itself as she explained, "It matters to the starfish."

How profound, I thought to myself as I reflected on the moral of the story. No matter how small or inconsequential something may seem, it does matter. The orphans rescued by Wildlife Guardians matter. I know they matter to you.

When I hear the song of a bird welcoming the dawn of day, or watch a squirrel scampter up the truck of a tree, I am filled with gratitude to all those who have helped Wildlife Guardians continue our work in so many ways. When an animal or bird is injured or orphaned there is no other hope. You are their hope, no different from the woman and the starfish.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who have supported this cause. The orphans have no voice, and so for them I thank you more than mere wordds could express. I thank you from my heart, but they thank you with their song...their beauty...and their freedom. You have given the gift of life and hope. Each day we see the evidence that what you have done and continue to do to help...really does matter.

Thank you all!
Carol

The males rub the velvet covering off of their antlers and show off their antlers. The racks will usually fall off of the deer in February and March when the females have lost interest in them.

Peanut butter treats for Birds

Stir in 1/2 cup of peanut butter into 2 cups of uncooked cornmeal. Spoon the mixture onto a feeder.

Keep feeders filled with plenty of seed.
In severe snow storms, go outside and brush snow from feeders.
Go out early in the morning after a storm and clear feeders and fill them with seed. birds need to eat in order to stay warm and traffic to your feeder will be intense.
Scatter seed on the ground to birds don't have to wait their turns at feeders. There are some birds such as Junco (also known as snowbirds) that are ground eaters.
Provide shelter for birds in wind. This can be as simple as placing branches from Christmas trees on the snow by feeders that the birds can go under.

Not all birds eat seeds, so place raisins and suet in feeders for those birds. If you see robins, toss out a handful of bread.

Mix raisins, nuts, an inch of molasses, cornmeal, and a handful of suet from the butcher together. Use hands and knead. Children love it!
Mold the mix into small balls. Wrap each ball around light gauge wire and place in freezer.
Hang balls from bushes and trees.

Here are some other ideas...

Place branches of berries in window boxes.
Hang buches of grapes with wire from branches.
Slice oranges and thread string through core and hang them on bushes and trees.
Make little wreaths out of raisins by threading the raisin onto wire and shaping the wire into a circle. Hang outside.
Use a spoon and spread peanut butter onto pine cones. Attach a piece of wire around the cone and hang from branches.
String popcorn, peanuts in the shell and apple slices together and hang.
If you are lucky enough and have a pine or spruce tree in your yard, you can decorate with all of the above.

The coyote den is located under trees or hill slopes. They mate for life and both take an active part in the raising of the pups.

The gray and fox squirrels have two litters a year. The first mating usually takes place in December and January and the babies are born between February and April. Courting consists of frantic chasing. After mating the male is chased away and the female raises her young on her own.

Skunks breeding usually occurs in February and March. The young are born in May or June. Litter sizes range from three to as many as ten.

Juncos are slate-colored birds, also called snowbirds. They arrive in late fall and are one of the most common birds at feeders in the winter. They are attracted to millet and suet. they also will eat seeds from cosmos, zinnias and sunflowers in your garden as well as ragweed seeds in grasslands.

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