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Gourds make perfect homes for Purple Martins, which can help with mosquito control.

By Peggy Williams, 137 Reads
Thu, 06/24/2021 - 09:30 AM

Each evening and sometimes in the early morning you can step outside and immediately be attacked by mosquitoes! I know its part of living in the South, but it doesn’t make us like it any better.

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Beaks have many different purposes and uses.

The book all about bird beaks

By Peggy Williams, 180 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 11:15 AM

Last week I took my granddaughters to the Senatobia Public Library. As we looked at different books for them to check out, I found a child’s book by Robin Page called The Beak Book. Ms. Page has written a very wonderful educational book that is geared to children, but is very interesting to this particular grandmother.

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A handcrafted Bluebird house mounted on a wooden post makes an attractive home for birds.

Where to put the bird house?

By Peggy Williams, 178 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 02:00 PM

Yesterday I was given a handcrafted Bluebird house from one of our loyal readers! It mounted nicely on a pole that I already had in my backyard and can be seen from my kitchen window where Dennis and I enjoy our inside bird watching.

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Worms, worms and more worms!

Worms, worms and more worms

By Peggy Williams, 200 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 10:00 AM

There are worms and then there are worms. When my Grands come to visit they know that I always have a jar of worms in my kitchens….gummy worms that is! They love checking out to see what new candy might be in Mimi’s candy jars. And I have found that worms are very important to have at my house.

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Plant perennials to draw birds, bees and butterflies to yards.

Look at the birds of the air

By Peggy Williams, 355 Reads
Mon, 05/17/2021 - 05:37 PM

Hot summer temperatures are right around the corner and the next two weeks are the last cool yard working days. We have had a couple of days close to 90 degrees and unless I’m working in the shade - that’s too warm for me to really enjoy my yard work.

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Beautification of local parks improve our community and our economy.

A closer look at Lady Bird Johnson

By Peggy Williams, 260 Reads
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 09:31 PM

This morning as I planned my article, the thought came to my mind “Lady Bird Johnson.” Of course the main reason that she came to my mind was her name “Lady Bird.” I wondered about the origins of her name and was she a bird lover? Unfortunately there is no indication that she was a “Birdie”.

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Migrating birds can be spotted around Tate County and Senatobia.

The return of migrating birds

By Peggy Williams, 453 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 11:50 AM

This past week my Birdie friends on Facebook have been posting their photos of beautiful birds that have returned to Mississippi after a winter vacationing in Mexico and South America. Some of these birds have traveled almost 2,000 miles!

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Patsy Sledge and her dogs

The Doctor, Chappy, Sammy & The Duchess

By Peggy Williams, 2,865 Reads
Sat, 05/01/2021 - 09:00 AM

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Avian Salmonella makes local birds sick

Salmonella killing our Mississippi birds

By Peggy Williams, 436 Reads
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 04:20 PM

The birds of Mississippi are going th

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A Mockingbird on a feeder in Senatobia.

Is it a sin to kill a Mockingbird?

By Peggy Williams, 365 Reads
Thu, 04/22/2021 - 11:45 AM

After quoting a portion of the book To Kill A Mockingbird a couple of weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to re-read the book and enjoy it all over again. To be honest I couldn’t remember the reason for the title of the book.

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June 23, 2021