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5 Pet Projects to Bring the Family Together

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If your family is starting to get a little stir-crazy as summer winds on, it’s a good idea to find constructive ways to keep everybody occupied. Coat a pie pan or cookie sheet with cooking spray , and then spread your feeder goop evenly. Then, the whole family can braid the fabric into the desired shapes. Make pet toys.

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Quality Lowland Caribbean Birding in Costa Rica at Centro Manu

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Where a birder goes in the Caribbean determines which birds are seen including toy-like todies, Carib hummingbirds, cool pigeons, quail-doves, unique avian families and outrageous woodpeckers. One such special place is the Centro Manu, a small family run reserve that features several star bird species of Costa Rica’s Caribbean lowlands.

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Flock to Marion

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A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013.

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Northern Potoo

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Sometimes called “Poor-me-ones&# on account of their haunting calls, these bizarre denizens of the night come in 7 different flavors from the family Nyctibiidae within the order Caprimulgiformes. You see, potoos don’t require a nest to protect - or hide - their eggs and young. “Whhhaaaaaaa, whu whu whu whu whu whu&#.

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A Brief Coastal Visit to Oz

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So, while I am lucky enough to live with my wife and family near the village of Mapleton, in the Blackall Ranges, first join me for a little journey to part of the coast. Point Cartwright also protects a small remnant patch of coastal scrub and, more importantly, from a local birding perspective a small population of Fairy Gerygone.

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You and Your Pets Can Stress Less This Holiday Season!

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For many of us, social, business and family commitments during this time of the year changes our routines. We may feel obligated to shop, cook, bake, host parties, visit people, purchase gifts, travel, socialize with people we may not like, worry about inclement weather and more. HOLIDAY CHALLENGES. HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS.

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Cepas de Loro: Pisco Puro Muscatel

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brandy from the Dutch branden (“to burn, distill”), and mezcal from the Nahuatl mexcalli , meaning “oven-cooked agave”. By 1595, protective mercantilist policies ordered by the Crown banned the creation of new vineyards in Peru, along with a later prohibition on exports of Peruvian wines to other Spanish colonies.

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