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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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The selections appear to largely reflect Hauber’s personal experiences around the world and he does occasionally bring himself into the essay, reflecting on a European Robin he observes at dusk in northwestern Germany or searching for American Robin nests on a tree farm in the Midwestern United States.

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Birding Vignettes from a Camping Trip

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… Later, on Saturday, in the evening, I was getting the fire built up so we would have enough coals to cook on. The vireo image at the top of this post is actually from our camping trip in 2015.). As I lay in the tent, drifting off to sleep, the “Who-cooks-for-you?” “Corey, what’s that bird?”

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

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This is their first title that is not a cook or crafts book, and I hope there will be more. We need more publishers of quality birding books and more birder-writers offering fresh views, sharing their experiences, covering new, niche subjects. September 15, 2015. by Nate Swick, illustrations by Robert Brandt. 15th, $9.99.

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