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"Safe", pastel, 15" x 20" © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
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Featured Artwork: Wildlife Artwork

November 27, 2019December 2, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments original artwork, prints of artwork, wild animals, wild birds, wildlife, wildlife artwork

You’ve seen these two sisters in plenty of photos here on The Creative Cat. These white-tailed does think they are

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The little visitor.
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Baby Animals in Your Backyard Habitat

July 13, 2019July 19, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments baby animals, backyard wildlife habitat, rescuing baby wild animals, wild animals, wildlife

WHETHER YOU MAINTAIN a habitat or not, even in a city setting, you stand a chance of finding nests of

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: An Introduction

February 16, 2019April 6, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments back yard, backyard, backyard wildlife habitat, bird feeding, birds, wild animals, wild birds, wild rabbits, wildlife

THIS IS THE first in a series of articles on building your backyard wildlife habitat and explains just what this

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Baby Animals in Your Backyard Habitat

July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments baby animals, backyard wildlife habitat, rescuing baby wild animals, wild animals, wildlife

WHETHER YOU MAINTAIN a habitat or not, even in a city setting, you stand a chance of finding nests of

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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: An Introduction

January 21, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments back yard, backyard, backyard wildlife habitat, bird feeding, birds, wild animals, wild birds, wild rabbits, wildlife

THIS IS THE first in a series of articles on building your backyard wildlife habitat and explains just what this

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Sparkling Gems, pastel on Strathmore charcoal. pastel paper, 12 x 16 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
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Featured Artwork: Wildlife Artwork

November 22, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments original artwork, prints of artwork, wild animals, wild birds, wildlife, wildlife artwork

“Sparkling Gems”, above, was one of the pieces included in my recent poetry reading and art exhibit, “Walking Around”, featuring

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    I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

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    Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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