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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

10,000 Birds

Evening Grosbeak, Michigan. There is a wonderful place in the lower peninsula of Michigan called Hartwick Pines State Park. It’s one of the only places in Michigan where you can walk under old growth white pines. John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. ” [[link].

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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

By Dr. Tim Hunt, DVM. I got my first pets, mice and guinea pigs, when I was 8. About Dr. Tim: Dr. Tim Hunt is a licensed veterinarian in both Michigan and Alaska. He and his wife Mary live on 50 acres in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with four house cats, two house dogs and 40 outdoor dogs.