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Stuck in the middle (of the AOU/COS meeting)

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Other hardy souls signed up for an early morning “Ostrich Run” 5k, with the prizes beinging–you guessed it–actual ostrich eggs. Emptied of their contents, of course.). A few days later, I was the assistant (a glorified gofer , if you will) for a morning-long session on migration.

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The Great Hummingbird Nest Heist

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Of course, that certainly piqued my interest, so I closed the store immediately and went to investigate. Once the nest was done, she began sitting on it, preparing to lay her eggs. You see it was about now that the non-resident owner of the boat had decided to move his boat back to his home town of San Diego. Mom on nest.

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