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Christmas, Christmas Time is Near… Species Spotlight (Merry) Christmas ~ Gifts that will brighten your day, a species profile for the Reminders: anytime of the year! holiday season The Christmas Shearwater is a medium-sized, slender-bodied shearwater of the Procellidae family with a uniformly sooty black- brown coloration. It is somewhat darker on the head, upper wings and tail, while the throat, neck and under parts generally appear slightly December 11, 2015 paler. The undersides of the primaries and the tail often have a dull, silvery Annual Night Owl sheen, and the feathers on the chin are sometimes edged with white. The tail Christmas 6:30pm is wedge-shaped. The Christmas shearwater has a relatively short, narrow and slightly hooked black bill, and the legs and feet are greyish-brown with black Silver Forest Earrings ~ on the outer sides. Wearable art that is as unique and timeless as you. The Christmas shearwater spends Handcrafted in Bellows the majority of its time out at sea, Falls, Vermont. generally avoiding land except December 14, 2015 Art By Alyssa ~ A love for during the breeding season. Sturbridge Christmas oil painting combined with Its diet consists mainly of the a passion for creating hand larval forms of fish and . Bird Count made gift products. Alyssa’s Generally, the Christmas calendars and coasters will shearwater forages in association Fun Fact: December 24, 2015 inspire you. with other seabirds, consuming prey that has been driven to Finding a bird’s nest tucked the surface by schools of predatory fish such as skipjack . Christmas Eve, among the branches of It catches food primarily by plunging or diving into the water the Christmas tree is one The Bird Store and More in pursuit of prey, although it may also seize food while sitting will close early of the luckiest traditions of Christmas, for it predicts on the surface, or by dipping and picking prey from the water good fortune through while in flight the coming year. December 25, 2015 The Christmas shearwater breeds on remote islands in the Christmas Day, Central Pacific including the Hawaiian Islands, Christmas Island, The Bird Store and More ThankAs we look forward toYou 2016 Phoenix Island, the Pitcairn and Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Tuamotu is Closed Heartwood ~ The quirkier we want to thank you for your Islands, , Austral Islands, Society Islands and Easter Island Outside of the breeding season, the Christmas shearwater ranges across the side of bird & bat homes. continued support and wish Cypress and Mahogany Pacific Ocean, from Mexico to Chile in the east and the you all a very happy holiday December 26, 2015 homes for your birds. Made in the west. Day after Christmas season and a prosperous 2016. in the US, Heartwood doesn’t The Bird Store and More cut corners, and they don’t Bill, Nancy & Dezeree is Closed cut trees. Ever. Heartwood houses are made utilizing short pieces Olde Tyme Woodworking ~ Quality and locally January 1, 2016 of cypress and manufactured, these bird homes make a statement. New Years Day, mahogany that Did You Know? would otherwise Aspects ~ Aspects philosophy is a simple one; The Bird Store and More That adult gray squirrels can eat up to 2 pounds of nuts in a week, be discarded. manufacture the best feeders possible to ensure is Closed and may hide as many as 10,000 nuts in the fall for use in the winter. Quirky and good years of enjoyment to both the birds they are for the environment. designed for and for the people who use them. We like that! And Aspects is made in Rhode Island, better yet!