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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of May 2015)

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He yelled a relatively unintelligible explanation as he ran to the car, abandoning his family, and sped to Jamaica Bay where he parked and ran out to the breach of the West Pond where he relied upon the kindness of other birders, who let him use their scopes while he got his breath back. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Flock to Marion

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A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. After looking through every bar, we concluded that all had abandoned the ship without warning us.

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MIA

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But I took an opportunity to go down to Manitoba with Travis to see my family. Travis got to experience things he normally wouldn’t (like spending about 5 hours every day in a pool) and seeing the world famous Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic team (I can post a photo of them right? Last years Rough-legged Hawk nestlings.

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“New York’s Kindest” includes Rock & Rawhide!

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“Working with Animal Care and Control has been a fantastic experience for us. As the only organization in New York City whose doors are open to any animal in need, AC&C rescues thousands of New York’s homeless, neglected, abused and abandoned animals each year. They are New York’s Kindest.”

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Birding in a Hellmouth

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The next day we tried mist netting the cave entrance, and the day after I abandoned the project entirely. I have, for the most part, been able to avoid caves since that experience. It matters not a jot that I couldn’t say which was which or that fear is petty much my only real memory of the experience.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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Of course, it is quite common for human parents to set fire to their family homes in order to keep the adult children from moving back home, but this is not an issue for drongos. In conclusion, an experience that will put me off buying anything from that company ever.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon.

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