Chickadees 12-15cm live across much of North America all year round Pairs mate for life. Female incubates 14 days and the male feed her both parents feed chicks 18 days After they fledge both parents feed and protect them until they are 5 weeks old, they are then independent and are on their own.

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#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. 42. Male bumblebees have one more segment to their antennae than female bumblebees. Male antennae are comprised of 13 segments, females have 12. #bees #biodiversity #nature #environment #bumblebees #science #education #worldbeesanctuary 🌍🐝

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Bee Everybody quiet down now and get some sleep. Dreams rush in where thoughts and prayers fear to tread… #bee #goodnight #dream

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忍ぶれど 色に出でにけり わが恋は ものや思ふと 人の問ふまで — 平兼盛 Though I try to hide it, my love has colored my face— so plainly now that people ask me what weighs upon my heart. — Taira no Kanemori, 960 CE *Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each), No. 40* #JapanesePoetry Image via Pinterest — artist unknown

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かくとだに えやはいぶきの さしも草 さしも知らじな 燃ゆる思ひを — 藤原実方朝臣 If only I could tell you how deeply I love you— yet you cannot know how ardently, in silence, my heart burns for you. — Fujiwara no Sanekata, late 10th century *Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each), No. 51 #JapanesePoetry Photo by me, 2024

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