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Wildlife and Life Celebrations

10,000 Birds

Recently a baby was born in North Carolina with Trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality so severe most carriers die at birth. Name-calling and charges of agenda-promoting ensued. He became a symbol of overcoming the odds, with hundreds of thousands of people around the world donating and writing him internet messages.

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Rough and Ruddy

10,000 Birds

Take, for instance, the word “ruddy” Outside of birding, when was the last time you used it? I realize this beat of mine is supposed to have a southeastern bent, and the Ruddy Turnstone is a fairly common seaside dweller on both sides of the North American continent. The Pac Loon never made an appearance.

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