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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition by Karl B. McKnight is not totally new, it’s a revision of A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America (Peterson Field Guides) b y Kent H. So, when I was offered the opportunity to review a new identification guide on mushrooms, I was happy to do it.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. In The Birds of North America (P. 1999, Holt et al.

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The Queen

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When I see a band I imagine something slipping beneath it and trapping the bird, I’ve seen photos of birds with so many bands it looks like they’re wearing stockings, and then there’s the awful story of Violet , whose band eventually killed her. She was tired, thin, and had several medical issues. And to prove it, there’s The Queen.

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A Problem with Gulls

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It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Herring Gull The Herring hull is everybody’s idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns.

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