To give the to keep your birds to keep squirrels away from your bird feeders, put Vaseline where the where it hangs.

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We have also had a few health scares to keep our minds occupied - the Bird Flu scare, fish (red-tides), beef, and pork.

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They say they can keep rain from falling on the Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony - the stadium has no roof - but scientists elsewhere are dubious about that kind of technology.

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She blasted the air conditioning and spritzed the bird with water after zoo staff instructed her to keep it cool.

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