{"id":681,"date":"2012-02-11T02:02:46","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T02:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/?p=681"},"modified":"2023-05-05T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T18:18:47","slug":"the-baltimore-sun-features-the-backyard-naturalist-in-home-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/the-baltimore-sun-features-the-backyard-naturalist-in-home-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baltimore Sun Features The Backyard Naturalist in &#8220;Home &#038; Garden&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_690\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/birdingwithkennandkim.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/that-time-of-year.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-690\" src=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/AmGoldfinchMolting-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"AmGoldfinchMolting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-690\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goldfinch molting. Photo by Kenn Kaufman, world-renowned birder and one of The Backyard Naturalist&#039;s favorite authors.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Is it my imagination or has this winter felt more like spring? When I saw Goldfinches molting last week <em>in early February<\/em>, I thought I was crazy.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, I thought I&#8217;d be blogging about winterizing your bird baths. Ha! Not so much! So I thought to myself, &#8220;What the heck am I gonna blog about now?&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd then, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/features\/home-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Baltimore Sun<\/a> reporter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sloanebrown.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sloane Brown<\/a> walked into our shop and asked to feature us in her next column: &#8220;What&#8217;s in Store &#8211; Olney&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>It made my <del datetime=\"2012-02-11T00:39:53+00:00\">week.<\/del> <del datetime=\"2012-02-11T00:39:53+00:00\">month<\/del> ENTIRE WACKY, GLOBALLY-WARMED SPRING!!!<\/p>\n<p> We had such a blast with her while she explored our store. We&#8217;re thrilled that she chose The Backyard Naturalist as part of the unique shopping experience in Olney. Sloane pointed out that beyond our huge selection of <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-items\/wild-bird-seeds-suets-2\/\" title=\"Wild Bird Seeds &#038; Suets\">wild bird seed<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-items\/droll-yankees-3\/\" title=\"Droll Yankees\">feeders<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-items\/wild-bird-houses-2\/\" title=\"Wild Bird Houses\">accessories<\/a>, we also have some <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-gallery\/garden-accents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pretty cool stuff for your home<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/portfolio-gallery\/nature-gifts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your Valentine<\/a>! Thank you, Sloane!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it my imagination or has this winter felt more like spring? 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