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Struggling Swallows Suffer in a Spring Storm

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So while the rest of my family slept in I nipped out to the park this morning to see how the swallows were doing. The Cliff Swallows and Bank Swallows were a pretty nice pickup this late in the season. Overnight last night, as I mentioned mentioned above, temperatures got cold, the rain picked up, and the wind got stronger.

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Varied Sittellas at Langi Crossing

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Last year when we camped at Langi Crossing the family of Varied Sittellas that are usually in the area had birds amongst them that were clearly juvenile. They are only 10-11cm long, so one of the smallest birds in Australia and if you are suffering from presbycusis you will be relying on your eyesight for any little bit of movement.

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Back from Seattle

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We had a blast, the family and I, and experienced some amazing natural places, to say nothing of the fine city of Seattle. I got sunburned, Desi suffered a nasty cut over his eye, and all three of us sneezed and sniffled and hacked and coughed with colds. Here I am, back from my first ever visit to the Pacific Northwest. Scary nice.

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White-tailed Antelope Squirrels at Joshua Tree National Park

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While eating lunch with Daisy and her family at a picnic area in Joshua Tree National Park the other day a small chipmunk-looking creature ventured out of the rock formation we were eating next to. The cute little critter was clearly looking for a handout which we did not provide.

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Sneeze Prone? Top 5 Dogs for Allergy Suffers

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But as I began my search for a new family member at local shelters, I noticed that something was terribly wrong—I couldn’t hold the dogs I was considering adopting for more than 5 minutes before going into a sneezing convulsion. That said, below are some really good choices allergy-sufferers should consider adopting: 1.

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Endangered and Unknown: Red-billed Curassow

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Red-billed Curassow ( Crax blumenbachii ), a large, ground-dwelling bird belonging to the same family as the more familiar Plain Chachalaca of southern Texas, was never a very widespread species. Having a family of endangered Red-billed Curassow willingly approach me to within such a short distance is definitely one of them!

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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

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The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values. The Hyacinth Macaw doesn’t start a family until it is seven years old. Last but certainly not least, the macaw suffers along with the other species in its ecosystem from rampant habitat destruction and deforestation.