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The Splendor of Birds and National Geographic: a Book Review

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The book, handsome and hefty, is meant to “commemorate and amplify” the Year of the Bird initiative –but it’s a self-celebration of sorts, too. Much of the book, most of it, consists of full-page photos with identifying captions and some interspersed prose. In any event, there’s a good amount of that in this book, as well.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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It provides goals and a definite direction for your birding travels and thoughts; sometimes it even becomes the basis of a book! It is also one of the photographs by author Jon Dunn that appears in the book itself. A passion for one bird family is also very useful. link] © 2021 Jon Dunn.

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Book Chronicles History of Animal Rights

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Thoroughly researched and annotated, The Longest Struggle reflects its author's two decades as an animal rights activist and his access to movement leaders who have shared with him their personal stories of campaigns that made animal rights history.

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

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Kentucky Dept.

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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

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Maybe they have decided to boycott species with Russian-sounding names as a way to protest against Putin’s policies. Book your vacation now. Anyway, the male is quite stunning with its black head, while it is often said of the female that it has a beautiful soul. Male Bramblings also look very attractive at this time of the year.

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

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The tensions run high and protests against the government, sometimes violent, are not uncommon. Yet, protests take place in larger urban centres – places that eco-tourists and birders commonly avoid. The result is a country hurtling towards bankruptcy, with hardly any money to import gasoline, milk, cooking gas and toilet paper.”

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