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Valentine's is for the birds

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19870214
Author:Dorsey Connors

It was Geoffrey Chaucer, the 14th century poet, who started the custom of exchanging valentines. He wrote that birds began to pair off on Feb. 14. Later it became a romantic time for humans to pair off as well. Since we owe the celebration of this lovely day to the birds, we should be sure our feathered friends are being fed on this and every other wintry day.

If you do not have a bird feeder, you can make one from a plastic berry basket. Wedge a piece of suet into the basket. Bind it firmly with strong cord around all four sides, top and bottom. Suspend it by the cord from a tree limb. ...

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