Keeping the internal fires burning is a big deal for local wildlife when the air temperature drops past cold to downright frigid. For birds, especially, their high metabolism means consuming an extraordinary amount of high energy foods. When natural foods are encased in ice and snow–as they are now–survival becomes exponentially more difficult. So it is no surprise that those with...

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