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LISTEN TO THE BIRDS: A KidLit Bird Book Review

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When she is not writing, you can find Susan trying to transform her yard into a native plant habitat or working at Colorado Children’s Hospital with the family’s therapy dog. The book’s structure is brilliant—Kroodsma divides the book into two sections: a dawn walk in Eastern North America, and a second walk in Western North America.

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Labor Pains: Petplan Finds Working Dog Breeds Are More Prone to Injury, Cancer

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As America recognizes the contributions of its workers on September 5, Petplan pet insurance is marking Labor Day with a celebration of the working dog. From Boxers to St.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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We are observing a Dhole , also called Asiatic or Indian Wild Dog. A hundred metres down the track, several more Dholes await us, totalling eleven dogs. During the Pleistocene, Dholes were found across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, sharing their space with sabre-toothed cats.

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Lifer! But, which one?

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and Canada and winter in northeastern Mexico, while the sedentary wrens of central Mexico, Central America, and South America are now to be identified as Grass Wrens. Perhaps my interests are a bit… eclectic, but I just have to show you two of Ignacio’s dogs before I close this out. Did they show up for us?

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Hardest Working Person in America

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Working like a dog these days? You could have a chance to win the “Hardest Working Person in America&# contest from Mitchum! If you need a bit of inspiration, check out dog rescuer Sherri Rayburn! If you need a bit of inspiration, check out dog rescuer Sherri Rayburn! Well stop chasing your tail and prove it!

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Cavity Nesting Birds of North America and Their Babies!

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Now the only falcon that regularly nests in natural cavities is the smallest and most common falcon in North America, the American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius ). The majority of our owls in North America also nest in cavities and I want to wrap this up with a few of my favorites, starting with the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ).

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Only for Dogs and Birders – Kalamas Delta, Greece

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The first good bird was one Grey Plover (in North America a.k.a. It is getting really hot now, 30oC and I am in a car in the open, without any shade… any shade big enough for a man – trackside bushes offer bits of shade large enough for a dog to lie down. Well, this dirt track is only for dogs and birders, that is for sure.

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