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Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting?

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of Fish and Wildlife Resources—who will get together on June 3, 2011, to vote on whether to open season on Sandhill Cranes in Kentucky. Gassett, replying to a letter questioning the hunt, opens thus: “ Sandhill cranes are considered to be one of the best tasting of all migratory birds. The full commission meets June 3, 2011.

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Kentucky’s Crane Hunt-It Ain’t Over…

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Shooting could start as early as mid-December 2011. It isn’t hard even for a simple bird painter to divine that Commissioner Gassett stands to gain financially from a crane hunt in Kentucky. No wonder his state office answering machine has a message on it expounding on the delicious meat of the sandhill crane.

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Frogs and Toads of the World: A Book Review by a Fairy Tale Junkie

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These were the sounds I heard as I walked around a small pond in Amherst, Massachusetts last week, looking for dragonflies, listening for birds. If you’ve been to the Amazonian rainforest on a birding tour, then you have probably seen the brilliant colors of the tiny Poison dart frogs, the deep brilliant reds and blues and yellows.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. These birds can learn to pull a string to retrieve a short stick, use the stick to pull out a longer one, then use the long stick to draw out a piece of meat. the Spring 2011 issue of YES!

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of November 2011?

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I enjoy Tofurky quite a bit in certain dishes ( mmm , Hot Browns ) although now that I’ve seen how this mock meat is made , I’m not quite as hungry! Neither Corey nor I expect to do much birding this weekend, although I’m considering options for exciting autumnal avifauna. Share your plans in the comments below.