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		<title>A Salute to Moms of All Species</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mom. She&#8217;s loved you since you were an egg. She hatched you and taught you how to fly. As Mothers Day approaches and nesting season is in full swing, we couldn&#8217;t resist the metaphor. We, like you, have been watching our backyard birds making their nests and now feeding their hungry hatchlings. We are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Hummingbird Time!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s April 15th!!! Hummingbird season is HERE!!! Just the perfect antidote for the pain of Tax Day! As April 15th is predicted to be the arrival of the first males in the mid-Atlantic region, The Backyard Naturalist is ready! Are you?! Although most of us won&#8217;t have regular visitors until the flowers bloom in May, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Post Visits the BYN During Squirrel Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Squirrel Week at The Washington Post and The Backyard Naturalist is thrilled to be part of it! Columnist John Kelly stopped by The Backyard Naturalist to find out why some folks think squirrels need their own squirrel-sized Adirondack chairs&#8230;And what&#8217;s up with the war between birders and those pesky squirrels? Can there be peace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bluebird Time: Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bluebird Resurgence is On, Thanks to Conservation Efforts! There is much good news about Bluebirds and their resurgence. We agree with Julie Zickefoose in her phenomenal book, The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds. She writes, &#8220;When the long term decline of bluebirds became evident in the 1960&#8242;s, the nationwide move to provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Ready! It&#8217;s Bluebird Time!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you think you can&#8217;t take anymore of this cold, windy, dull, winter &#8211; Lo and behold, a beautiful flash of blue shows up in your yard! Your senses perk up, a smile comes over your face and then you start to think&#8230;BLUEBIRDS! Bluebirds are Choosing Nesting Sites, NOW! Most people don&#8217;t realize that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Frozen Feeding (And Bathing) Frenzy is On!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever notice the worse the weather, the more birds visit your feeders? I&#8217;ll bet your wild bird feeders are as frenetically busy as ours are at the moment. In this extremely cold, windy and snowy weather this is good news! Our birds really need the sustenance right now, and we can all help by keeping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WE WON!!! Best Gift Shop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a small, independent business, we are humbled to receive this distinction. We are sincerely grateful for you &#8212; for voting online and continuing to vote with your loyal patronage. Thank you!!! See all &#39;Best Of&#39; voting results! Happy Holidays to you and your families, Debi &#38; Mike and The BYN Staff]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Relief Continues, Please Donate Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue to count our blessings that we escaped the devastation wreaked on our northern neighbors by Super Storm Sandy. Since the storm, The Backyard Naturalist is getting a lot of questions about how extreme weather affects wild birds&#8217; welfare. We&#8217;ll be posting information on that topic later, but in the meantime, here&#8217;s something you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for Us! The Gazette&#8217;s &#8216;Best Gift Shop&#8217; in Montgomery County</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Friends and Neighbors! Voting for The Gazette&#8217;s &#8216;Best of Montgomery County&#8217; ends on October 24th. We&#8217;re included as &#8216;Best Gift Shop&#8217; in the Stores category!!! Nominate us and nine others of your favorites! It&#8217;s easy. Just go here and type in &#8220;The Backyard Naturalist&#8221; under Gift Shop, in the Stores category. The &#8216;Best of&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Backyard Birder&#8217;s &#8220;Hooray, Fall is Here!!!&#8221; Honey-Do List</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Fall Checklist from The Backyard Naturalist Here are five easy ways to keep your birds happy and bring a variety of Fall migrants that may even make you reach for your binoculars and birding field guides. Just when you think you know &#8216;em all, a juvenile or male Warbler in Fall plumage will show [...]]]></description>
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