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Beginning a Birding Blog

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Well, I am here for you…I have always found it fitting that the most beloved birder makes his home at the world’s most-trafficked birding blog…I sit atop a mighty precipice of power birding and bird bloggery…and in my position as being a leading light, it feels only right to give back to all the would-be bloggers out there.

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A Great Day Out West – Bobcats, Birds and Boardwalks

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The only drawback is that both places are highly trafficked with runners (both fast and not so fast), jabbering housewives with strollers, walkers (both fast and not so fast), camoed-out photographers with lenses that would make Piers Morgan call for an assault weapons ban on camera gear and an assortment of other frenetic bipedals.

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Organizations Putting Animals First

4 The Love Of Animals

Understanding that threats to animals can range from illegal trafficking to utter exploitation, these leaders strive to promote the safety and protection sanctuaries offer our fury, feathered, four-legged friends. Giving up corporate life for this, it’s refreshing to see a person pursuing her passion and following her heart.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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Portraits of John Gould and Elizabeth Gould, for example, are in the public domain and plates from Gould’s books, including depictions of hummingbirds, have been digitized by universities and are available online.

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The Irony of The Girl Effect

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For example, Oprah (or Kristof) said: "At the peak of the transatlantic slave trade, 80,000 slaves were transported from Africa to the new world. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics animal rights Half the Sky human trafficking Nicholas Kristoff Oprah Sheryl WuDunn The Girl Effect The Nike Foundation veganism.

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Bird Litigation: Eagle Tails and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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But for the curious, the question was whether one of counts, which charged unlawful trafficking in migratory bird parts, constituted a felony or a misdemeanor. Other examples of MBTA prosecutions can be found via these links: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5. # # #. The answer was misdemeanor, but a different count charged a felony. Arm , 788 F.3d

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