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...Your first encounter with a cardinal, adult male, in the snow will rock you with wonder. Startling as a shooting star, unbelievable as thunder in the middle of a snowstorm, this feathered hyperbole is what you can always say something else is as red as. But you're not likely to find anything else as red as. And you'll never find anything else re… read more

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Found this online: DOG HAIKU I lie belly-up In the sunshine, happier than You will ever be. Today I sniffed Many dog behinds -- I celebrate By kissing your face. I sound the alarm! Paper boy -- come to kill us all Look! Look! Look! Look! Look! I sound the alarm! Garbage man -- come to kill us all Look! Look! Look! Look! Look! … read more

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I have wished a bird would fly away, And not sing by my house all day; Have clapped my hands at him from the door When it seemed as if I could bear no more. The fault must partly have been in me. The bird was not to blame for his key. And of course there must be something wrong In wanting to silence any song. read more

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I wrote this and it was used as in introduction to a book on Raptors in 2004: It is hard to put into words why raptors are so wonderful. They are not cute, like penguins. Koalas are cuddly looking, but eagles definitely are not. And raptors don’t make you laugh, like otters and seals can. If you are lucky enough to see a Peregrine falcon sh… read more

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Quote of the day: "Those who wish to pet and baby wildlife love them, but those who respect their natures and wish to let them live their natural lives, love them more." ~ Edwin Way Teale read more