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My friend Ruth, who is from Northern England, has a phrase she uses when her dog bursts into fits...
Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. She’s contemplated California Condors here before, but Passenger Pigeons seem to resonate most with...
Blakiston’s Fish Owl (image by Robert tdc/Wikimedia Commons) Sometimes, on the bird news beat, you find gold at both ends of...
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