here is a fun and easy project to do as a family. create a wildlife habitat for the neighborhood animals. no, not a den for coyotes or skunks, but a bird bath or feeder for your sky bound feathered friends.
log onto the national wildlife federation for details and suggestions to make your backyard (or balcony) a certified natural habitat.
the lesson: what's ours is theirs. wouldn't we want to indulge in the kindness of strangers if we were flying north for the season?
***added bonus: dust off those expensive binoculars you never use and put them to work.
