10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Smith’s Longspurs, Vermillion Flycatchers, Burrowing Owls, Long-billed Curlews, Virginia Rails, Black Terns, Crested Caracaras–there’s a bird here for every taste. Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species. Map by Lynn Hathaway. Copyright @2019 by Louisiana State University Press.

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Louisiana Species Mississippi Alabama 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. Every other year or so, we experience the lightest of frosts, nothing killing, and our warmest temperatures (in the 80s and 90s) occur in late spring. Ash: My ash tree is at least 50 feet tall.

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Birds Woodpeckers Madagascar Nashville 156

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. Why is there no state or federal money available to care for federally protected species? Change in Attitude.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 247

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. This bird represented only the second documented record of this species in Florida. This may sound mundane, but my Best Bird of the Year is a species we all know quite well in one form or another.

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 149

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Very importantly, the breast-feeding years create emotional security in the child through the many hours of intimate contact with the mother. (Dr. Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. Never mind that the bulk of the fat in Starbucks's beverages comes from the milk -- yes, milk ! -- of another species. Never mind all that.

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Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40