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The Hummingbird that Answered My Heart’s Calling by Noelle M. Meade-Izzi

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Meade-Izzi’s discoveries — that hummingbirds are tiny, and cute, and part of a remarkable food web that demonstrates the interconnectedness of all living things, that they can inspire a human to follow her instincts and work on contentment in her own life — are those of a nature novice, albeit a wildly enthusiastic one.

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

If the experience of handing over that box can be transformative instead of alienating or shaming, there’s a possibility of change. With respect to the stray cat Puck, we eventually learned her name was Jackie. The vet confirmed pain, injury and infection from her life on the streets, common afflictions for stray cats.

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