Designing objects for coexistence, not decoration.
For birds. For people. For living spaces that breathe. 🐦🌿
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Creating spaces where nature feels welcome is a form of care.
Small actions. Quiet objects. Real impact. 🐦🌿
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Turn off the lights, today in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/turn-off-the-lights-turn-on-the-night
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Ways you can support night-migrating birdsby Penny Nelson, founder/team lead Bird Friendly Lions BayAlthough Lions Bay is on the Pacific Flyway, a major migratory route for birds, we don’t often see large numbers of birds flying by. This is because around 80% of bird species, especially small birds, undertake these gruelling journeys at night to take advantage of calmer air, avoid daytime predators and use the stars for navigation. Studies estimate light pollution is increasing by 10% a year and
KITCHENER DEEMED BIRD-FRIENDLY CITY
In November 2024, Kitchener was certified as a bird-friendly city by Nature Canada.
A bird-friendly city is one that removes key threats to bird populations, restores nature to create habitat, engages in bird admiration and monitoring, organizes events to support birds, and has progressive municipal policies that help urban bird populations.
As bird populations have dropped significantly over the past few decades, it is more important than ever to take concrete steps to help bird populations thrive.
“Really, a bird friendly city is a community where key threats to birds are effectively mitigated, and our primary concern,” Jennifer Clary-Lemon, a co-chair of Bird-Friendly Kitchener, said.
“So, mitigating those threats can take a variety of forms, everywhere from restoring natural areas to, not using pesticides and rodenticides in your own backyard and a variety of other measures,” she said.
It is estimated that 2.7 million birds are killed each year due to agricultural chemicals. Another major threat to bird populations is outdoor cats that kill an estimated 2.4 billion birds every year, which is why another recommendation of Nature Canada is to keep cats inside.
“[We also do] things like public outreach about fatal collisions by window collisions and trying to communicate to folks what they can do if they just have that window in their house that keeps getting bird collisions and keeps killing birds. Billions of birds killed from window collisions, believe it or not,” Clary-Lemon said.
To become a bird-friendly city, a municipality is judged on how it meets certain criteria and is awarded points that contribute to its ranking. Currently, Kitchener is at the entry level.
“They have a low, medium and high entry level, all the way up to kind of advanced gold star level, so that every two years you would recertify, so we’re gearing up to recertify ourselves as bird-friendly next year,” Clary-Lemon said.
As May was Migratory Bird Month, Bird-Friendly Kitchener held several events to celebrate the city’s certification. For example, they have held talks on topics such as creating bird-safe windows and the effects of light pollution on birds. In addition, they have had screenings at the Kitchener Public Library of the documentary Lights Out Texas and an exhibition at Clay and Glass gallery.
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Surprisingly, low-rises and residential buildings cause more bird collisions than high-rises! Simple solutions are within reach.
Closing blinds, using screens, or adding vinyl patterns to windows can deter birds.
First day of spring? Tips on avoiding bird strikes from Bird Friendly Lions Bay, this evening in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/avoiding-bird-strikes
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Bird Friendly Lions Bay offers some crystal clear adviceby Penny Nelson, Lions Bay Bird FriendlyHave you ever heard the dreaded 'thud' of a bird hitting your window? As our migratory birds return in spring for the nesting season, birds are very active building nests and raising chicks and window strikes may increase. However, window/glass strikes can occur year-round and are a major contributor to the decline in bird populations. In simple terms, birds can’t see glass, or they see reflected tree
Perchée dans la neige.
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