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Debbie Souza-Pappas: Our Trapped Golden Eagle

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This guest blog was written by Debbie Souza-Pappas, the director and founder of Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation in Price, Utah. The wound was also very contaminated with dirt and debris. Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries.

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A Spring Appetizer and a Review of the Opticron Countryman BGA

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The only thing better than looking at good birds is looking at good birds through good binoculars, and as such I took out the last of the Opticron products I’d been given for review – a pair of Opticron Countryman BGA 8x42s. These binoculars are in a sense the daddy of the Naturas I reviewed earlier this year.

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Transit in Dubai

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Security is taken very seriously in the aviation business and discretion is better than having to explain yourself to tightly wound security personnel. Any remaining time can be productively spent at either or both of the hides at Ra’s al-Khor wildlife Sanctuary.

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