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The Last Few Rays Before Extinction

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That one or two or a few might still exist somewhere “incognito,” perhaps in the company of doves or rock pigeons, maybe even somewhere deep within the Olympic Rain Forest of Washington State. So touched by the experience that I cried, I’ve only seen one since, his body preserved in some formal likeness of what he once had been.

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Year of the Eagle

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After three years of observation at a Bald Eagle nest in Washington state, I believe that young birds do, in fact, learn to fly — and they appear to learn much the same way we do. Scientific experiments would be needed to demonstrate true cause-and-effect, but the extra attention appeared to pay off. They would feed a bite to one.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

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Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. My first bird in Washington DC, where I am visiting for the weekend. Tags: best bird , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! What was your best bird of the weekend?

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