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Remotest Endemic Birds

10,000 Birds

How far is the closest human settlement? In other words what are the chances of one of these extremely remote species showing up in a less remote place – like my backyard in Lake Worth, Florida? Well yes, but all of the planet’s tall mountains are relatively close to some form of human habitation.

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On Ducks and Geese

Animal Person

It wasn't much--clusters of mushroom-like townhouses that are ubiquitous in Florida--but it was on a lake. Now I have the drama of the feral cats and of course the greyhounds. And a dead end. So there was no traffic, no noise, and each day we awoke to the drama of the creatures who lived right outside our door.

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