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My Subtropical Bird Garden

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But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. And while Dogwoods and Eastern Redbuds may be great options in Massachusetts, they won’t grow for me in Morelia, Mexico. Those who follow my posts know by now that I love gardening.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator Slang

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Sorry, that was gratuitous – HAWRs are Happy Wrens , and they live in Mexico.). I took in a Warrior Queen Red-tailed Hawk hit by car (WQ RTHA HBC) who awed me with her strength and ferocity, but irritated me with her habit of trying to kill me every time I opened her crate. I once went through a short illustration phase.

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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers

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The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. And, in “The Black and White,” Sara Crosby tells the evocative tale of finding a deceased Black-and-white Warbler on Charles Street while walking her dog.