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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of November 2020)

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Nonetheless, November can really cook when the birding conditions are just right. This month doesn’t really resemble the migratory months or the more staid and settled spans of summer and winter.

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How to ‘treat’ your cat right

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Pets come to depend on their owners, trusting them to do what’s best for them, and every owner should make the effort to treat their pet right. Just like people, pets that are not treated right can suffer from stress and other health problems, and an inadequate diet, for example, will make cats more prone to infections and illnesses.

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HELP - Raccoon I saved is showing some signs of rabies

Reddit Animals

I walked right up to it and after testing the waters a bit was able to pick it up wrapped in my shirt so it couldn’t attack me if it got active all of a sudden. And put in in the bathtub with a little water to let it cook off and drink, then made it a electrolyte drink mixture and let it sleep for a few hours. I took the raccoon home.

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How to Bird the Colibri Cafe at Cinchona, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

But, other people like sitting out there too, even groups of photographers, so claim that seat and make sure to sit right in it or someone might just sit there instead, perhaps even an entire family even if you do have gear set out to supposedly claim the table (this nearly happened to me on a recent visit!).

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Birding – While Camping – North Lake State Park, Greene County, New York

10,000 Birds

This past weekend I was disconnected from the internet, stuck in the woods without electricity, reduced to sleeping in a shelter made of fabric, and cooked meals over an open fire. That’s right, I, along with my family and some really good friends, was camping. It was big, private, right next to the lake, and well-maintained.

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Quality Lowland Caribbean Birding in Costa Rica at Centro Manu

10,000 Birds

During our visit, one was sleeping high in a tree right next to the parking area. Since Centro Manu has the right forest habitat and is situated in that hot zone for elevational migrants, it seems to be especially good for such serious megas as Bare-necked Umbrellabird (yep, you read that right!), Want to see a roosting potoo?

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New Book on Animal Rights Activism

Critter News

For instance, they caution that if "we're at a restaurant and there's a veggie burger on the menu but we give the server the third degree about the ingredients or about how it was cooked, we're most likely doing more harm than good." They even go so far as to insist that it can be a good thing for vegetarians to date meat-eaters!