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Young Thrushes

10,000 Birds

Admittedly this has never crossed my mind as being remotely interesting, young birds are generally awkward things, not yet fitting into the sleek and streamlined expectation of the dictionary definition of “bird” Furthermore, thrushes are often underappreciated creatures on their own.

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My Favorite Mexican Birdsongs

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Wood-Wrens, which like to live close to the ground in deep brush, definitely follow this rule; they are not at all colorful, but their song sure does ring. You truly cannot experience the Gray-barred Wren without hearing the raucous calls shared among group members of this highly-social species. The site is much-degraded now.)

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Many animals also display wide-ranging emotions, including joy, happiness, empathy, compassion, grief, and even resentment and embarrassment. In many ways, human emotions are the gifts of our animal ancestors. by Marc Bekoff. Photo by Ginger Me.

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Sneeze Prone? Top 5 Dogs for Allergy Suffers

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It was bit of a traumatic experience for me and I vowed to never own an animal again. And you can definitely invest in an excellent vacuum cleaner to remove dander and hair from the carpet. When I was 12-years-old, my 6 pound Chihuahua was involved in a tragic fatal accident. You can add a purifier to remove the dander in the air.

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Sniping: The Final Frontier?

10,000 Birds

The first snipe I ever saw was on Tobago, a definite Wilson’s Snipe. Such was the unlikeliness of a definitive ID. The generally accepted rules were: any snipe found between 1st May and 31st July on Trinidad is definitely a South American Snipe , any snipe found outside of that time period could be either species.

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Winter Wanderland

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Since it wasn’t Christmas and we were definitely not in a ballet theater this could only mean one thing: Clark’s Nutcracker. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. The snow seemed to amplify the sounds and I thought I heard Tchaikovsky’s music. And now I did.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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So little is known about Green-breasted Pitta, that he cannot get a definite location for the bird, or a recording of its display call. (He On the other hand, Phoebe Snetsinger’s memoir, Birding on Borrowed Time , becomes tedious because of her lack of emotional disclosure. The Jewel Hunter can be frustrating in this respect.

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