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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold. No, not an Arctic Fox, but a Red Fox in Arctic Finland I may not have seen many wolves, but I have seen lots of foxes (or what I should perhaps call red foxes).

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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE

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Nat Geo Wild is airing an amazing show tonight called Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE! will also have the opportunity to connect and tune in to Shark Attack Experiment LIVE online at natgeotv.com and via social media. I for one can’t wait to see what the results of the experiments will be! Will you be tuning in?

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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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This all came back to me as I read Learning the Birds: A Midlife Adventure because author Susan Fox Rogers was one of the two birders to find the Ames Henslow’s Sparrow. ” Each essay focuses on a current birding experience (with one exception, an essay about Nathan Leopold, the murderer who was a birder). ISBN-10 ? : ?

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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

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He tells, for example, of sitting close by a fox den, and watching a raccoon walk past it with a look of acknowledgement. The coon wasn’t scared, McMullan explains, because it can hold its own with a fox in a fight. But the coon wanted the fox to know, nevertheless, that the coon was aware of its presence. He probably should do.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of September 2013)

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I was predictably pleased to encounter a couple of Black-throated Blue Warblers as well as a Red Fox at Cobbs Hill in Rochester. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. With birds on the wing all over the world, I imagine everyone who tried saw something interesting.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. It’s not easy. Osborn is a superlative natural history writer.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of April 2012)

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Luckily, swarms of songbirds arrived on time, including one very handsome Fox Sparrow. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. As promised, I finally made it up to Owl Woods and the Braddock Bay area. Too bad the hawks and owls couldn’t make it too!

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