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Audubon’s Footsteps

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The result is this large and handsome book, an homage, In the Footsteps of Audubon, with exquisite watercolors and entertaining and evocative writing. . His trip to Labrador was the subject of another fine book, Audubon: America’s Greatest Naturalist and His Voyage of Discovery to Labrador, by Peter B.

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

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For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. 5) Here is an obvious one…books. There’s a lot of good, crucial books published since the late 90′s. Let’s get to it then. 6) Taxonomy. 7) Skill level.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. She illustrates her books and magazine articles with her own sketches and watercolor paintings.

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