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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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There are owls in New York City. Elizabeth Bradfield’s “Buried Birds” muses on seabirds as a way of understanding feelings of difference, giving one of the book’s finest quotes: “We resonate with certain animals, I believe, because they are physical embodiment of an answer we are seeking.

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Backyard Birding in Breckenridge

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Species that back here in New York either don’t occur or only occur in winter and that necessitate a drive far to the north of New York City were common in the backyard in Breckenridge. Well, actually, there were two. Two Red Foxes would regularly come up on the deck to see if any scraps were to be had.

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