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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Last year I reviewed The Feather Thief , an enjoyable tale centering on the use of feathers in the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying, and how that led to the theft of priceless bird skins by one obsessed young man. Ironically, only the women of one of these campaigns, the suffragette movement, have been recognized and honored.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

10,000 Birds

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. But in the current political climate, even permanent environmental protections can prove transitory. Nevertheless, if you have not spent much time birding in the area, it is difficult not to find lifers. Indeed, The U.S.

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