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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

He was adopted by the Masson family and was apparently the most loving dog all who met him had ever had the pleasure of being licked by. Yes, I wanted to also say to him "Yeah dogs are great, but you didn't see my multi-year relationship with Mr. Magoo, a Muscovy duck who was blind in one eye." But he then addresses that.

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

10,000 Birds

Rumor has it that the sorely-needed authoritative book on flycatchers is in the works…it can not be published quickly enough. Taxonomic tweakings and reshufflings of birds on the Family and Genus levels are too many to count. 6) Taxonomy. Whereas checklists used to start with loons, they now begin with waterfowl.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

Most of the deer and duck hunters I know lament the loss of an old growth forest or flood-plain swamp as much as I do. Tags: cranes , poaching , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes , whooping cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! As always, thank you for caring, and for writing.

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