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The Bluebird by John Burroughs

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The farm boy hears thy tender voice, And visions come of crystal days, With sugar-camps in maple ways, And scenes that make his heart rejoice. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Hat-tip to Stella. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Hat-tip to Stella. • Explore These Related Posts Autumn colours Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration.Or Thanks for visiting!

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

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Harper, a farm boy, had never heard of feeding stations and had also, apparently, never before taken a good hard look at birds. I reduced all lines and edges to straights and curves (that’s all there are) and began to render with mechanical drawing instruments¬ ruling pen, compass, French curve, T-square, triangle.

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Bird Surprises

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Back in the truck, working on our back spasms, we drove a hundred yards south, then turned east, passing a farm house which had feeders out front, and where a flock of Bohemian Waxwings had been reported that same morning. Hat-tip to Stella. We watched the empty sky for a few minutes, then realized the birds were gone for good.

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