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Contemplating California Condors

10,000 Birds

The newest bird on the brink to capture her fertile imagination is the California Condor, on which she graciously shares her research and ruminations: Sometimes as a writer you recognize there’s been something overlooked in your midst—something quietly abiding. My first view of them was at a distance. And they continue to ingest lead.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

10,000 Birds

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. Though all are well-written, there are several that standout for excellence of the writing, challenge of topic, or stylistic daring.

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Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

10,000 Birds

That species could use a cash infusion right away.” ” “The California Condor ? .” ” “The California Condor ?” ” It’s not any worse than how we’ve named them in the past , I wanted to say, but didn’t. “It’s about conservation.

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