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Great Gray Owl: Seeing the Ghost

10,000 Birds

There are birds more prized by North American birders than the Great Gray Owl , but not many*. Like many cold-weather creatures, the Great Gray Owl can to some extent trade altitude for latitude. Not only did they, but they invited us to tag along with them. The owl wasn’t there. We went beyond.

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Shutting Your Trap

10,000 Birds

She had taken her border collie for a walk in the woods in the local 1200-acre state park, and her dog had stepped on a leghold trap. Astrid’s dog howled as she pried it off. The name and town of the owner were engraved on a metal tag. No owl, just the leg. Want to help ban this barbarism in other states?

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I’m Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears

4 The Love Of Animals

To carry owls to Athens>useless (German) – coals to Newcastle. When dogs were tied with sausages>a very long time ago (Spanish, Uruguay). When dogs were tied with sausages>a very long time ago (Spanish, Uruguay). Like a dog in a canoe>to be very nervous (Spanish, Puerto Rico). Tags: books.

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

10,000 Birds

Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! And that was one lucky dog, ey? I hope you enjoy these photos! Get yours today! They are very neat creatures.

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Decoy: Cabernet Sauvignon (2016)

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I’ll admit to being momentarily faked out by the plastic owls that people put out in a futile attempt to ward off crows, which demonstrates that decoys work on birders, if not on birds themselves. Originally, a decoy was a closed-ended wickerwork tunnel used to catch grounded wild ducks by driving them into this trap with dogs.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

10,000 Birds

And reports of birds nesting – not owls, of course, those weirdo snow fetishists, but other birds nesting – light up my life. Barred Owl Bombardment About the Author Carrie Carrie Laben, after years of writing and birding in New York State, moved to Montana to pursue her two great passions more effectively. Get yours today!

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Finally. Jasmine the Greyhound

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. * In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. Tags: Current Affairs Greyhound Matters. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. Link: [link].