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Cow Birds

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These Blasts From The Past Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #2: Birds Are Everywhere You Are Why Cats Love FeederWatch Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of October 2008? Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008? Wicked, right? Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of May 2009? Thanks for visiting!

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Bird Banding Codes Demystified

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Say Hello to the Recurve-billed Bushbird Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline Birds of the Solstice: December 2008 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

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First issued in a limited printing in 1972, then re-issued by Ammo Press in 2008 after Harper’s death in June 2007, it contains images that are iconic and familiar, striking and unique. Graphic artist Todd Oldham writes in the 2008 preface that this font is called “kismet”. I can’t find any kismet-titled fonts that are swirley.

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Thrashing XXX

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In the right season, with a little luck, we often find it, and sometimes it perches high and long enough that we can admire its scimitar of a bill, its stern face pattern, and even the patch of rusty red on the undertail that gives the species its English and its scientific names. Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The Unalienable Rights of Chimps ,” by Adam Cohen (Editorial Observer, July 14): The Spanish Parliament’s decision to grant rights to apes is indeed groundbreaking, and will foster philosophical discussion about animal protection for some time. To the Editor: “ What’s Next in the Law? Suffering is far from a uniquely human experience.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Anna Lappé Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D. Susan Beal Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: Nicholas D. Mark Nuckols Moscow, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: Nicholas D.

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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We filmed these particular birds in early 2008 and this was when my videographer, Aderman, was still getting to grips with bird filming. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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