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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

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In February 2004, a young frigatebird blown into the Northern Pacific by a storm landed on a vessel bound for Vancouver, British Columbia. In port, the local rehabilitators thought it would be best for her to treated closer to her home, at a facility dedicated to aquatic birds. As mentioned, frigatebirds spend a lot of time aloft.

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Do Birds Feel Love?

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The real test of hummingbird bonds came in 2004. On April 17, 2004, my husband Bill stepped out, coffee mug in hand, to take the morning sun. I’ll never forget the day I looked behind me as I road the roaring riding lawnmower, to see a little phalanx of three hummingbirds following over my head. Would they return?

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