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Birds at the Breezy Point Tip

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On Saturday morning I decided to look for early migrants and lingering winter birds out at the southeasternmost part of Queens, the tip of Breezy Point. And, of course, it is a great spot to see scoters and other seaducks, especially from the jetty, the tip of which is far as you can go in Queens without getting into the ocean.

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Urban Resource Institute and Purina Unveil the Purina Play Haven

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Studies show that as many as 48% of domestic violence victims stay in abusive situations out of fear of what would happen if they left their pets behind, and more than 70% of pet owners who enter shelter report that the abuser has threatened, injured, or killed family pets.

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7 Tips for Creating a Dog-Friendly Yard

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The following tips will help you create a beautiful yard where you and your dog can happily coexist. Combat “Dog Spots” The nitrogen content of dog urine tends to kill affected areas of grass. If you have the space in your yard, consider building a dog house as an outdoor shelter for your pet.

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Creating a Birdwatching Backyard Paradise

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With the right amount of food, shelter, water and areas for birds to raise their babies, you can transform your backyard into a birdwatching paradise. Here are a few tips to get you started. When grass is mowed, nothing lives in it, eats it or uses it as shelter. Planting Bird-Attracting Trees, Shrubs and Plants.

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Costa Rica’s Best Birds of Halloween

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Lacking the benefit of heated shelters, birds must heed that warning or perish. Each of the six species in Costa Rica sports beautiful plumage with green and blue hues highlighted with rufous tones, and several also have long, racket-tipped tails. Dressed to kill, the deadly Bat Falcon eats more than bats. Spectacled Owl.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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I’m not sure why all the birds scattered at its approach, Frigatebirds are known for stealing the catch of other birds, not for killing elegant, cinnamon-chested Avocets, but scatter they did and only a couple of hundred came back down. I was just happy to enjoy the show, one that apparently is just as good in winter as in spring.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Ackerman understands how to set a scene, fill it with charismatic real-life characters, and top it off with magic–the hoot of a distant Great Gray Owl, a Burrowing Owl evading capture, an old barn sheltering young Barn Owls, a tree full of Long-eared Owls in the middle of a small town in northern Serbia. They are also hunted.

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