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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

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. When people say “my cat can’t be inside,” that’s sometimes what they mean. But she had a room with a view only.

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