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  World Migratory Bird Day's Slogan for May 11, 2024 is “Protect Insects Protect Birds.” The State of the World’s Birds Report released every 4 years shows globally 49% of bird  species are declining and 1 out of 8 is threatened with extinction! And, most of the decline has been by birds that depend entirely on insects. Terrestrial birds that rely mostly on insects for their food sources have declined by an astounding 2.9 billion in the last 50 years. And it turns out that the birds that do not rely on on insects for their main food sources have actually gained by 26.2 million! Birds provide us with more than a dozen benefits! One of the most important ecological benefits of birds is the fact they play a huge role in the regeneration of forests. When they fly here and there, the tree seeds they have eaten are dispersed through their droppings. The fertilizer from the poop helps new tree saplings to grow. It turns out, birds are the very best a...

  This Week Is Kindness Week Be kind to yourself.  Be kind to others.  Be kind to all wildlife. Be kind to Mother Earth. Kindness cost nothing. Kindness is contagious. You can be a carrier. You can easily spread kindness.  Let’s start a kindness revolution.  Let’s hope it turns into a global pandemic.