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FBI Serves Search Warrant to ALF Supporter

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From the Iowa City Press-Citizen. It's important to highlight the fact that I am being targeted just because I am a public figure on the subject" of animal rights, Young said in an interview Tuesday. A federal judge in Iowa issued the warrant. Young, 32, said at least eight FBI agents arrived about 11:30 a.m.

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Not enough Woodpeckers

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There is a Chinese proverb stating “Laws control a lesser person, right conduct controls a greater one.” With jokes like that, Great Spotted Woodpeckers rarely are successful in stand-up comedy. ”).

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I and the Bird: What is a Swallow?

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For centuries, it seems that ornithologists and naturalists have correctly pegged swallows to the right family. Barn Swallow (left) and Red-rumped Swallow (right), photo by Dena Rowlands. Northern Rough-winged Swallow in flight – Michael Motto, Iowa Voice. Barn Swallow – Michael Motto, Iowa Voice.

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Flying with Determination

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I spent ten minutes scanning the far shores of the lake without any luck when I heard some excited (more like scared) sounds coming from a Ring-billed Gull right over my head. Although this bird appears chocolatey with the sun blazing right on it this Pomarine would be much lighter in nature if it were really a Parasitic.

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How Do You Spell “Shitepoke?”

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My father had stories he’d tell, time and time again, and one of them was from his one-room schoolhouse when he was a farm boy in Iowa. I sat alone in my canoe in the quiet little cove, laughing until I made the boat rock, laughing until the ripples spread out around me, and I felt my daddy right there, laughing with me. Shitepoke.

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An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

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I get that good nest sites are at a premium, whether you’re in the market for a box along a bluebird trail in Iowa or a ledge overlooking pigeon-rich Central Park. Grandmas and little kids, bored office workers, students and teachers – when things go right your audience is huge and passionate.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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And when you think about it, that seems right. Turkey Vulture – Michael Motto, Iowa Voice. Black Vulture – Michael Motto, Iowa Voice. Large, hulking, and menacing, the Old World Vultures , who reach their greatest diversity in sub-Saharan Africa, had a reputation, maybe undeserved, for viciousness.