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Dereila Nature Inn - News and Updates - 2011/2012 |
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| We're always adding new pages, articles, activities and features. Check out the latest here. |
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| January 2012 |
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Wooden Berry Feeder
This simple double berry feeder lets you hang a few bunches of berries for berry-loving birds. |
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Simple Wooden Feeder
This is an easy feeder to construct and hopefully make those berry-eating birds happy. |
| December 2011 |
Read December's issue of Whispers. |
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Fruit and Suet Wooden Feeder
This feeder provides a place to mount fruit as well as a suet cage. |
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Suet and Berry Log Feeder
This attractive feeder is designed to attract a variety of birds. |
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Close-ups in Nature 12
Put on your detective's hat and determine what these mystery close-up pictures are. |
| November 2011 |
Read November's issue of Whispers. |
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Berry Feeder
This project makes an interesting feeder in which you can hang berries. |
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Bugs of the Month Crossword 2
Another crossword featuring a selection of bugs of the month. |
| October 2011 |
Read October's issue of Whispers. |
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Bark Butter
This butter is full of delicious things that woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches will love. Just smear it on a log on your feeding station. |
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Bugs of the Month Crossword 1
Take a challenge with this crossword featuring a variety of bugs that have been chosen as a bug of the month. |
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Close-ups in Nature 11
Here are ten more images that have been zoomed in and cropped. Can you figure out what they are? |
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Close-ups in Nature 10
Another addition to our series of mystery photos to identify.
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| September 2011 |
Read September's issue of Whispers. |
| Walking in the Wild: The Birds - We have added four more birds in our series of fact and photo pages. |
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Dragonflies and Damselflies Crossword
If you know the difference between a Common Whitetail and a Variable Darner, try this crossword with over a dozen different Dragonflies and Damselflies. |
| Summer 2011 |
Read July's issue of Whispers. |
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Shrubs At-A-Glance
We have organized over 30 images of various shrubs into our latest At-A-Glance guide. |
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Official State Reptiles
Here's a guide to the reptiles that have been chosen to represent the 26 states that have selected official reptiles. |
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Birds of North America Crossword #9 - Big Birds
The birds in this crossword include large herons, birds of prey and other big birds. |
| June 2011 |
Read June's issue of Whispers. |
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Birds of North America Crossword #8 - Little Birds
This puzzle includes wrens, swallows, sparrows, finches and other small birds. |
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Close-ups in Nature 9
This is our 9th page with zoomed-in, cropped-up mystery photos. |
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A Look at Larvae
Roll your mouse over these interesting organisms to see what they'll look like when they have reached adulthood. |
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| May 2011 |
Read May's issue of Whispers. |
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At-A-Glace Guide to Rushes and Sedges
This guide features our collection of images of rushes and sedges. |
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Close-ups in Nature 8
Ten more mysterious photos are waiting for you to identify. |
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Close-ups in
Nature 7
Here's the seventh selection of ten cropped mystery photos for you to try and identify. |
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Easyloader Tip
Here's an idea which makes filling suet log feeders a lot less messy. |
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| April 2011 |
Read April's issue of Whispers. |
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Earth Day Celebration
We got a great selection of photographs this year for our 3rd annual Earth Day celebration. |
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Close-ups in
Nature 6
We've zoomed in on another selection of 10 ten photos. Can you figure what what they are? |
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Close-ups in
Nature 5
It's been a while since we made a page of mystery images. What are these close-up, cropped photographs of? |
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| Walking in the Wild: The Birds - There are four more birds in our series of fact pages. |
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At-A-Glance Guide to Grasses
We have started an At-A-Glance Guide to Grasses, an often over-looked aspect of nature. |
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| March 2011 |
Read March's issue of Whispers. |
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Not too far from the bright lights of Las Vegas is a fascinating place of desert tranquility. |
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Flowers of the Month Crossword 3
20 more flowers that have been chosen as flower of the month are found in this crossword. |
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Flowers of the Month Crossword 2
Here are 20 flowers that have been featured as flower of the month. |
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| February 2011 |
Read February's issue of Whispers. |
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Desert Blooms Crossword
If you know the difference
between your Prickly Pear Cactus and your Pincushion Cactus flowers try this interactive crossword
featuring blooms of the desert. |
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Bird Feeding Table
This project requires some simple carpentry skills, but the end result is worth it. |
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State and Provincial
Wild Mammals
A visual guide to some of the wild animals chosen by various states and provinces. |
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Nesting Material Project
Use a suet cake holder to make a container in which you can stuff nesting material for birds. |
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| January 2011 |
Read January's issue of Whispers. |
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Flowers of Hawaii Crossword
In this crossword there are over 20 exotic beauties photographed in Hawaii. |
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Great Basin National Park
Come along off the beaten path and visit this amazing place in Nevada. |
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Ice Cream Cone Feeder Project
In this simple project an ice cream cone is smothered with peanut butter and bird seed to make an interesting feeder. |
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