NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

THE RECENT cold spell served as a reminder to. some homeowners thal an uninsulated attic
can send heating costs literally. through the roof. Here, icicles form as the heat from the house
escapes through the roof, melting the snow.

ceding feathered friends

“Feeding Winter Birds in: British Columbia. Bob  Waldon. Whitecap

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~ for: those: less fortunate than‘ themselves, ‘don’t: overlook
‘oneé.of the simplest and most rewarding charitable acts you
can perform: feeding the birds in winter.

“As. Bob Waldron says: in his’
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fer. your feathered friends, “‘It is.a
charity ‘easily sustained; the gifts |
are ‘small, and the response i
“immediate. and” obvious, some: '
- times overwhelmingly so.”’

Ironicaily:. Waldron ° notes that:
while bird-watchers spend most:o
‘the: year searching for birds, -in
this one harsh ‘season all manner
. of birds wili’seek you out with the :
’ slightest : ‘encouragement. There’s ;
‘more to‘it’than ‘just tossing a few’
handfuls of seed‘on the snow, of
course; but.don't:be daunted by
the. 238° information- packed”
pages, (plus appendices). .

‘This is a. well- organized, highly’

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ed" by! the Waldron wit ‘as he:
describes‘ .cat-procfing and rat-
proofing. and | squirrel- proofing in
response: to’ some-‘of the less:
desirable elements that may be at-

“tracted . to your avian ' 1 soup-kit-

hens is
. Besides providing you with a
: guide” to, bird’ identifi cation and
proper feeder ‘construction,
" Waldron always keeps: his, eye on
the larger issue, the ‘ethics’ of
bird-feeding, It’s not as simple as
it sounds; you are tinkering with
the: balance: of nature. and in
subtler ways ‘than merely. altering
‘the walkabout pattern of the local -

domestic cats.

‘Like’ Waldron, ‘it’s ‘hard not to.
“come: down’ cn the. side of the:
fragile. songbirds who suffer most -

“in winter and ‘provide us with ‘the’:
most: selfishly human pleasure, but.

his awareness of the bigger..en- ~

‘vironmental. picture makes . this: a.
» ‘thought-provoking 'as “well.
merely informative work. |

While - you’re out, hanging up.

-your... bird- feeder, you'd better
‘have a look around the garden.
Have you shaken the snow from
_ ‘evergreens
breaking? . Protected the roots
lifted’ by frost-and the crowns of _
tender perenials? Sharpened
cleaned: and oiled your ’ garden:
“tools~ and ‘serviced | your power:
" equipment? ‘

~ That's.” right, The
; Month’: Gardeners,”’

_ Stevens,

‘to. prevent branches ,

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