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I’m not a larophile*, but some of my favorite birders are. It’s hard to escape the mystic pull of wanting to excel at gull...
Birders have a natural tendency to appreciate variety in form, from the bewildering range of colors displayed within a single avian family, to minute...
I find the American celebration of Thanksgiving an awkward holiday for birders. There’s no other day on the calendar more associated with birds, but...
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