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The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair With Nature

10,000 Birds

From Terry Tempest William’s 1992 bombshell Refuge to Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 blockbuster Wild (now a major-ish motion picture!) Once he was a black child, and he grew up on a farm in Edgefield County, South Carolina, surrounded by protected woodlands and troubled human history. the hits keep coming.

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Gray-headed Kite destroys wasp nest.

10,000 Birds

Thankfully, we have already passed the bit where I humiliate myself in front of 22 Brazilian soccer players by tripping on my laces when trying to kick back their stray football. This left the young kite free to rip into it and chunks of protective outer layers showered down as the bird opened up the combs inside.

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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

It took nine years for my picture book, THE BLUE HOUSE DOG, (Peachtree Publishers/August 1, 2010) to come out. The homeless dog, once called Bones, renamed Blue, who played a “hide and seek game” with Cody, to protect himself and stay alive, ends up at Cody’s side. “I Tags: books guest post. See the trailer: [link].

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

Nonprofit pet protection groups would manage the program and be responsible for ensuring that cat caretakers take the required steps. And she has a North American bird book that has so far taught her how to recognize a sparrow. Council Member Betsy Hodges echoed the same sentiment as she voted in favor of the ordinance.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

10,000 Birds

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Shouldn’t you be reading a book instead? .&# It is high on most birders’ lists of most-wanted birds in North America, at least those who have not yet seen one. Melanerpes lewis is, to put it simply, a really cool bird.

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