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Further up the Fitzroy River

10,000 Birds

There are also downloads about the park and a “Twitchers Route” in the “downloads and resources” section of this website. There was nobody else on the walk trail and it had maybe never seen a human before! We always do all of the walk trails in the park. The walk trails can now be found on this website.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

10,000 Birds

The longer Introduction lists and briefly summarizes topics covered in the Portfolio (evolution feathers, coloration, variation, senses, movement, physiology, migration, food and foraging, survival, social behavior, birds and humans, threats). Is a free digital download possible?) Three page spreads have a different format.

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Introducing the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

10,000 Birds

The trip was far too amazing to encapsulate in one mere blog post, so prepare to be enthralled over the course of several weeks (especially once I find the USB cord for my camera and download my photos.) Like the Rockies, though, this is a harsh beauty, not an ideal climate for the human animal by any means.

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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

10,000 Birds

Artists rendition of Inkayacu paracasensis There are 17 living species of penguins, which make up their own Linnean family (Spheniscidae), which is the only family in the order Sphenisciformes. If you’d like a two page (one sheet, duplex) handout for your class, download THIS PDF FILE.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

10,000 Birds

We see a Puerto Rican Parrot flying over the heads of two humans (the authors, it turns out), their yellow and white shirts shining like beacons in a landscape of forest and olive and emerald greens and cobalt blues. In addition, a separate 11-page Teacher’s Guide can be downloaded from the publishers website. The birds thrive.

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

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Spend more time with family and friends. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately). j) Donate only to Humane Charities that don't test on animals.

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