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Write a Post, Help a Dog!

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If you are a blogger, please join in and help shelter animals! In 2010, 391 bloggers wrote about the program and with each post, Pedigree donated 20 pounds of its Healthy Longevity dog food to shelter animals. million to carry out its work to fund grants that not only help shelters operate, but to further shelter innovations.

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Birding Flushing Airport

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Queens, New York, May 2010 At one time there was an airport in northern Queens called Flushing Airport. The early successional woodland and marsh both have Tree , Barn , and Northern Rough-winged Swallows and Chimney Swifts hunting for bugs over them and the aforementioned breeding birds are in evidence everywhere.

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Guest post: Dog Adoption

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If you’re planning on adding a dog to your family, it’s possible you’ll find your new family member at the local animal shelter or humane society. If you’re going to adopt a shelter dog, it’s important that you do your homework beforehand, so you choose the right dog for your family. How’s your budget? Every dog deserves to be loved.

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A Pied Oystercatcher family

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It has been twelve weeks now since the first pair of Pied Oystercatchers attempted to breed along the stretch of beach that we survey and as with each year there have been setbacks. There was a long stretch of beach that did not have a breeding pair, but it was in amongst the vehicles and nudists that frequent the area at this time of year.

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Tawny Frogmouth nesting

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We have only encountered a Tawny Frogmouth nest once before and that was at the Broome Poo Ponds in January 2010. They breed after rain events and this was exactly the situation once again. Looking across from the shelter we observed a tree beside the road that had an oddness about its shape. Tawny Frogmouth becomes a branch!

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Book: Shift Your Habit

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The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Save $$: Up to $500 or more depending on animal and breed. Most shelter animals are spayed or neutered, have been treated for worms, and have at least their first set of shots. Early Adopter.

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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

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The nests can also serve as shelter for newly fledged young and for adults, especially during winter in resident populations like those in the California central valley. It is obvious to me that the male Marsh Wrens at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge are getting ready for the females to visit their breeding territories.