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Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

We returned home for a good dinner with friends, some wine and a night dreaming of raspberry coulis, puppies and ducks. Since it wasn’t Christmas and we were definitely not in a ballet theater this could only mean one thing: Clark’s Nutcracker. Not worth a detour, but when in the vicinity, do check it out. And now I did.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne. by Marc Bekoff. Photo by Ginger Me.

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Come See Birds and…Everything

10,000 Birds

Birders are almost by definition interesting and interested people, and those interests—even if they don’t push birding completely out of mind—range widely. But we frame these birding highlights within a broader, more comprehensive experience, visiting world-class museums, archaeological sites, and cultural landmarks.

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