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Birding Under the Influence: A Book Review

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This added layer elevates Birding Under the Influence: Cycling Across America in Search of Birds and Recovery from a book of fun birding and travel adventures to a more complex memoir about the ways in which birding spurs self-reflection, motivates life change, feeds a need for wonder, and creates community. This is a smartly written book.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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Animal Shelter Portraits

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Photographer Mark Ross has captured some truly beautiful, and touching, photos of animals abandoned at kill shelters. The book, Animal Shelter Portraits , captures just a small glimpse of what our furry friends experience in shelter situations.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Many birders left at the first drops, but I crowded with a few other birders under the shelter of the volunteer kiosk. This was the High Island Experience, I was told. I was at Boy Scout Woods, one of the High Island sanctuaries owned and operated by Houston Audubon. Well, he did pause for his photo-op, unlike his cousins.

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Must-Have Apps for the Avid Pet Lover

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When you’re in the beginning stages of adopting a pet, the choice can be nerve-wracking, and going to the shelter without a plan is like going to the grocery store on an empty stomach. If you experience bugs, there are several similar apps for Android and iPhone, and most have access to the same database. Cost: free).

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Naturalists wrote books–many books, children and artists created murals and sculptures, museum curators exhibited specimens, editorial writers and bloggers alike cried over man’s greediness and heedlessness. Women gathered their long skirts and hurried for the shelter of stores. Children screamed and ran for home.

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Star-Powered Auction for Animals!

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Pet lovers will be seeing stars November 5 – 15 at the Celebrity Experience and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction , launched online to support Precious Paws , a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Encino, Calif. The organization is committed to its cause, and this fundraiser is critical in helping the group meet its mission.”.