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Yellow-bellied, bird and birder

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For a long time my inability to find one of the most common members of the devious genus Empidonax was a sore spot with me. I felt like I had a grasp on shorebirds (at least North American ones), was getting a handle on subadult gulls of eastern North America (they’re all Herring unless proven otherwise, yes?)

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ABA Field Guides to Birds of Colorado and Florida

10,000 Birds

This latest addition to the ABA State Field Guide series is sorely needed in places like Wakodahatchee. .” But, I was wishing that I could also hand over to each curious person a copy of the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Florida by Bill Pranty. So, each guide has an individual personality.

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Essentials For Packing When Birding Anywhere In The World

10,000 Birds

Even if your birding trip is June, even if you’re going to be in Central America–always pack a pair of gloves. You can stuff them in shoes, wedge them in gloves and even if it’s too warm, you can use them to apply heat to sore muscles. I handed her the hat, she reluctantly accepted.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

While this tragedy will increase calls for sorely needed government regulation, the real answer lies in the hands of each one of us: buy your burger from a local butcher who processes his ground beef daily on the premises. There are many of these, survivors of the industrialization of our food supply, in most cities and towns across America.