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Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The.

10,000 Birds

Time to give away a wonderful book on 10,000 Birds! Because this field guide is so darn good ( read my review here ) AND signed by two of those responsible for bringing the book to completion, we need to make this giveaway a little more involved than usual. Birders Library Mar 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm Great book. It is that awesome!

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On "Pets" and "Its"

Animal Person

Here are some observations: When reading a book about gorillas to/with a seven-year old, I was struck by the mixed messages the book sent. Here 's the book, and in the preview you can see that in the beginning when the gorilla being described is male he is referred to as "he." We do that with cats and dogs already, right?

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals. They will have the opportunity find a forever home, experience unconditional love or transition to the Other Side. Tags: guest post. Cherie can be reached through her website [link].

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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

10,000 Birds

The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. The one major drawback to this book is actually an intended feature and not a glitch.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

Jeff Masson's new book didn't cause me to unravel, but I did learn a lot about our friends and coevolvers, Canis familiaris. This Masson book ( here are all of them) is for Benjy, who was supposed to be a service dog but who was, shall we say, less than enthusiastic about the career choice that was made for him.

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Avian Quiz – March 11, 2011

10,000 Birds

The single resource for today’s quiz is a book I just purchased. It is not a new book, about 6 years old. I have encountered this situation only one time in my birding experience. Here are the clues that I have gleaned from this new book: 1. This identification is usually a no-brainer. 3. But not while flying.

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Duck Migration

10,000 Birds

Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! I have had similar experiences at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge and you are so right on when you say “am I ever glad that I am a birder!&# It was a great experience.

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