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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds

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It is a deep intellectual and artistic exercise, which authentically captures my passion and emotion while watching birds. I sat for long hours along the road or on a mountain track, using my paint brushes and ink to catch the deep emotion and essence of those mountains, like in a Shanshui painting.

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How Pets Can Improve Your Health

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Expert cites scientifically-proven therapeutic, physical and emotional health benefits of loving and caring for a pet. But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans.

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My Subtropical Bird Garden

10,000 Birds

But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. And it bears for more than half the year! Those who follow my posts know by now that I love gardening. And I love making my little garden (some 1400 square feet) more attractive to birds.

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Are you ready to get a dog?

4 The Love Of Animals

But, putting emotions aside, owning a dog is a massive responsibility and requires considerable thought before you make the commitment. Before emotions take over, you need to dig deep into the rational part of your brain. So, bear this in mind before you make the final leap into dog ownership. Ask questions.

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Disneynature Earth Q&A

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Inevitably, it’s a situation where you were there, and for me, it’s the swimming male polar bear. I was up high, high in the helicopter with this special, stabilized camera system we were using, and I knew that I was filming something that had never been filmed before because you can’t normally follow a polar bear out into the open ocean.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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And sun bears. On the other hand, Phoebe Snetsinger’s memoir, Birding on Borrowed Time , becomes tedious because of her lack of emotional disclosure. If it were just the birds, I’d grab my bins and be on the next plane to Asia or Africa. But, there are other things out there in the jungle, things like leeches. And mosquitos.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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Though the coast of British Columbia, a part of the Great Bear Rainforest, was rich in both, it was appallingly deficient in scientific data. She is one of the best nature writers I’ve encountered in recent years, able to paint experiences with emotional immediacy. And, this was badly needed.

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