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Stamps in a Weathered Passport

10,000 Birds

And if you take this phrase, “stamps in weathered passports,” my interpretation is that the experiences from travel are the “stamps” as sights, sounds, tastes, smells, textures, on your “passport,” or soul. Hannah overlooking a valley Traveling into Lesotho from the Sani Pass is an experience more than just the journey to the top.

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Photogenic Birding in San Vito, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

The food is great (our group enjoyed a fantastic vegetarian gourmet repast at the Casa Botania as well as wonderful meals at the Cascatata del Bosco ), there are some cozy places to stay in fine habitat (the same two places just mentioned), and the climate is pretty much perfect at this 1,000 meter elevation. My view from the Casa Botania.

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

10,000 Birds

He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. He started experimenting with silk screening to produce most of his designs, including the images in Birds & Art. White article on bird feeding stations.

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Enjoy of the Ethical Synergy of Healthy Eating in 2010!

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Why not make this the year that you get serious and take a meaningful step toward improving your health and reducing your waistline by experimenting with a vegan diet for 21 days. This 21-day program is designed for anyone who wants to explore and experience the health benefits of a vegan diet, and its free! That's right, free!

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The Mysterious Case of Fighter the Fighting Fish

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So we took a break from the Betta Experiment because, honestly, I was getting tired of digging fishy graves for them and writing fishy eulogies. “Boo Man Group Tube?&#. My sons and I have had little luck with Siamese fighting fish. We started with Boo, whose short life was followed briefly by Boo Two and then Boo Hoo.

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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

10,000 Birds

The topic was the concept of humans as predators, or hunters, or really, eaters of meat, and I was discussing the many ways in which people misconceived this notion. The third argument comes from the Berkeley group. Buffalo, even the big giant extinct ones that previously roamed Africa, are in some ways easier, though with drawbacks.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience. Nonetheless, they adjusted their behavior to allow Babyl to remain with the group. Waterfall Dances: Do animals have spiritual experiences? Caledonian crows live in small family groups and youngsters learn to fashion and use tools by watching adults.

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