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The Cutest Birds in Costa Rica

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Nothing against the Rocky Pigeon but let’s be honest, if a breeding plumaged Blackburnian Warbler hops into view, It’s pretty easy to forget about that pigeon, Warbling Vireo , or even a Pine Warbler when you can treat the good old retinas to a striking combination of red-orange, black, and white.

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Open Season on Bald Eagles

10,000 Birds

Look at the facts, lay your emotions aside and listen to reason—exactly the same reasoning that’s been so persuasive in convincing me that hunting cranes is the right thing to do. In my home state, Bald Eagles are breeding in 35 Ohio counties. I get it now, I really do. I think it’s time to hunt Sandhill Cranes. young per year.

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Elegant Tern in New York State

10,000 Birds

It is a bird of the Pacific coast of North and South America, breeding in western Mexico and southern California. In the winter it is found across a vast swath of the Pacific coast of South America. Let me pause for a moment and discuss the Elegant Tern.

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Swamp Angel

10,000 Birds

It was a warm winter day and the bird seemed to be practicing its song for the breeding season to come. This is the time of year that Hermit Thrush move through the northeastern United States on the way to their distant breeding grounds. Many naturalists, writers, and poets have felt the same way. … a.

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Contemplating California Condors

10,000 Birds

The largest flying land birds in North America, they appear like folded umbrellas at first, their wing feathers draped blanket-like, enveloping bodies that naturally weigh about 20 pounds at maturity. I sensed his ability to hold a lot of information in his head while sorting through his emotions about what’s happening.

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

10,000 Birds

Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. Some people love books like that. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds.

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Sneeze Prone? Top 5 Dogs for Allergy Suffers

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According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America , more than 15 % of the U.S. That said, dander can be found on all breeds, long-haired and short haired ones too. I assumed that over the years I lost my resistance to dog since I had been away from them for so long. I was terribly sad—I wanted a furry companion terribly.

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