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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

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Chapter Two is a potpourri of stories about nemesis birds, birding by ear, birding for science, under the rubric of birding ‘for the love of it.’ The checklist of the Louisiana Ornithological Society was at 485 as of August 2020.) ’ What was left to write about? ” I wondered.

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Journeys With Emperors: Tracking the World’s Most Extreme Penguin–A Book Review

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Kooyman was there to work at McMurdo Station (a large American research station that we hear about throughout the book) as technical assistant on a science mission involving fish. They are excellent science writers, patiently explaining the physiological processes involved in deep diving in penguins, seals, and human.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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I do occasional rescues, though, because everyone still has my number. And don’t forget, I’m the one coming out of solitude and ready to rejoin humanity in March of 2020. Perch Press (March 24, 2020). I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump.