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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

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(Washington, DC) Animal World USA is pleased to announce exciting news about the 1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals, which will kick off Saturday, May 30th and run through Sunday, June 7th, 2009.

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When Feeding Birds Runs Amuck

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Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. The area has a law in place to prevent attracting deer, you can have a bird feeder, but you can’t offer food on the ground. She added more corn.

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WagWorld.com

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LOUIS, MO, August 4, 2009 – Dogs have always been man’s best friend. And, nearly two-thirds of the dog owners surveyed choose their dog as an ideal travel companion, more so than their siblings, parents, co-workers and in-laws. WagWorld.com originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 5, 2009.

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High Noon Birding in the Mountains of Los Angeles

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This is one of the Mormon Metalmark family, whose members all look alike, so opinions from more informed butterfly enthusiasts are welcome. I’m sure there is a law that White-headed Woodpeckers are always on the other side of the tree. We did see what I suspect was Luke’s favorite “bird” of the trip.

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Cow Birds

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The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. Wikimedia Commons Bucerotidae is etymologically opaque to most birders, I’d venture, but when Rafinesque described the family almost two centuries ago, he had kine on his mind. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of May 2009?

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Thrashing XXX

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These Blasts From The Past Finally a Feeder Watcher Recent Forest Park Birding Unpacking My 2009 Year List New Year, New Bird Exodus: The Migration of Saw-whet Owls in North America About the Author Rick Rick Wright studied French, German, philosophy, and biology at the University of Nebraska. at Princeton University in 1990.

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

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Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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