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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. Well played, older sister, well played.

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Come See Birds and…Everything

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The best test of that proposition, of course, is to repeat it to any one of the hundreds of thousands of birders who have, say, a family. But we frame these birding highlights within a broader, more comprehensive experience, visiting world-class museums, archaeological sites, and cultural landmarks.

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Nanhui, Shanghai in late autumn

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Would probably wear heavily patterned fisherman`s wool sweaters if turned into a human. Spotted Redshanks , apparently waiting for a doctor`s appointment … … or practicing line formation (beginner`s class). Male and female Japanese Thrush , rather elegant members of the family. What a pathetic life.

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Talking Starlings

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The bird is now bonded to humans and an ambassador to her class and the bird has quite the vocabular y. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). The woman in the video found it as a chick at a few days old and hand reared it.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 5)

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Identifying White-eyes in Australia is easier than here in China, as the Silvereye is the only family member present in most parts of the country. ” If you want to hear about the equivalent among humans as phrased in a country song, please look up the lyrics to “A boy named Sue” Or watch/listen to Johnny Cash sing it here.

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Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral

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It’s a family vacation, sure, but there’s always time for birding and in Florida, the birding often finds you. But this Florida population is unique, not just by virtue of their plumage – they have striped crowns while their western brethren have spots – but by virtue of their ability to coexist with humans.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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I should know, as a librarian I was taught to worship classification systems like LCC, the Library of Congress Classification system which divides knowledge into 21 basic classes, and subject heading authority lists. Checklist for Belize lists 622 species in 76 families, of which 104 are rare or accidental and four introduced.