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Say Hello to Our New Nature News Beat Writer!

10,000 Birds

When Meredith was a little girl in the New York suburbs, her dad praised her “eagle eyes,” but she didn’t see her first eagle until decades later along the Hudson River. She adores her new adopted home, especially because she lives in jogging distance of its birding mecca, the Magic Hedge.

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An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

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They want an authentic nature experience, but a relatable authentic nature experience. It makes people feel like they have to choose sides, and who wants to choose sides between the noble bald eagle and the majestic great horned owl or whatever? There’s only so much I can do. It’s just for the summer.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S., We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds.

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Star-Powered Auction for Animals!

4 The Love Of Animals

Pet lovers will be seeing stars November 5 – 15 at the Celebrity Experience and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction , launched online to support Precious Paws , a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Encino, Calif. I care for many of the baby animals that come into our fold while we help them find good people to adopt.”.

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Birding Eastern Zimbabwe

10,000 Birds

I can speak from experience that this place should only be accessed by a 4 x 4 vehicle. End result – precious birding time lost and 43 adopted African kids. Its always a good idea to keep your eyes skyward here for Eastern Sawwing, Scarce Swift and soaring Crowned Eagles and other raptors.

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