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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. The story of Duncraft is a good example. Margaret A.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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A mozzie bites me, so I take the “Expedition Plus Insect Repellent” from my rucksack (when I think about it now, any local brand would probably be equally efficient, but they lack the word “expedition” which immediately turns you into a proper explorer) and start spraying my hands and neck.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If

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The Cutting Edge II: Hummingbird Feeders

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The Woodstream Corporation has a number of brands, one of which is Perky-Pet , a major player in the bird feeding industry. What kinds of patents are being sought in the niche field of hummingbird feeders? Woodstream has numerous patents relating to hummingbird feeders.

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Ten Things About The New Sibley

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The first edition, I think it is fair to say, has been pretty much become the go to field guide for North America in the years since it was first published back in 2000. my well-worn first edition with the brand new second edition. on Amazon for the release date of 11 March).

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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All the way through – and a brand-new volunteer had to pull it out! A Great Horned Owl taloned me through my left palm on Christmas Day, 2000,” he said. “I Healed nicely, with only a small scar to show after the bruising and swelling went down. And the eagle was released a few months later!”. “ And Monte Merrick gets the last word. “A

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. All these people were legends – I barely scraped past 2000 in half a century. Phoebe Snetsinger was an American birder who first passed the 8,000 species mark. She died in a car accident during a birding trip.