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  2. Spring cleaning should include your bird feeders. Why it's so ...

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    Clean and store the feeder for two weeks to stop the birds from gathering in common areas. After two weeks, put the feeders back up, but place them in a different location, if possible, to avoid ...

  3. Bird feeder - Wikipedia

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    Blue jay eating at a feeder Bird feeder in a garden. A birdfeeder, bird table, or tray feeder is a device placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds (bird feeding).The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of foods offered, [1] as different species have different preferences.

  4. Bird feeding - Wikipedia

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    Bird feeding is the activity of feeding wild birds, often by means of bird feeders. With a recorded history dating to the 6th century, [ 1 ] the feeding of wild birds has been encouraged and celebrated in the United States and United Kingdom, with it being the United States' second most popular hobby having National Bird-Feeding Month ...

  5. Yankee screwdriver - Wikipedia

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    The trade name "Yankee" screwdriver was first marketed by North Brothers Manufacturing Company in ≈16 April 1895, with the No. ≠130 spiral ratchet screwdriver. Yankee soon became and still is a well-known name in automatic spiral ratchet screwdrivers , with several other models, and model improvements patented by North Bros. over a 40-year ...

  6. Cleaning symbiosis - Wikipedia

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    Cleaning symbiosis is a relationship between a pair of animals of different species, involving the removal and subsequent ingestion of ectoparasites, diseased and injured tissue, and unwanted food items from the surface of the host organism (the client) by the cleaning organism (the cleaner). [5]

  7. Conservation and restoration of feathers - Wikipedia

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    A procedure such as this allows a bird to resume flight until the old quill falls out and a new feather takes its place during molting. [32] Mounted birds and feathers are repaired with several simple methods. Feathers that are tattered or messy can be moved back into shape with the use of mist, warm cotton compresses, or light steam. [33]

  8. Yankee dryer - Wikipedia

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    A Yankee dryer is a pressure vessel used in the production of machine glazed (MG) and tissue paper. On the Yankee dryer, the paper goes from approximately 42–45% dryness to just over 89% dryness. In industry, MG cylinders or Yankee dryers are primarily used to remove excess moisture from pulp that is about to be converted into paper.

  9. Filter feeder - Wikipedia

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    Filter feeders are aquatic animals that acquire nutrients by feeding on organic matters, food particles or smaller organisms (bacteria, microalgae and zooplanktons) suspended in water, typically by having the water pass over or through a specialized filtering organ that sieves out and/or traps solids.