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Walk for Farm Animals Scheduled for this Fall

Critter News

July 28, 2011 – This fall, thousands of people in more than 35 cities across North America will gather for the 2011 Walk for Farm Animals, a series of fun, community-focused events that promote kindness to animals and raise vital funds to support the lifesaving work of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. .

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

10,000 Birds

I am often guilty of neglecting “place&# when birding. What events transpire miles away that make a certain destination attractive to birds and wildlife in one way or another? Consider Estero Lagoon for example… In North America there are nine regular plover species, ten if you include the more vagrant Common Ringed Plover.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I read this chapter, “In a Happy Place,” while I myself was birding during migration and totally identified with his description of neglecting everything–laundry, friends, exercise, and for me a book review–because… birds.

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