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West Virginia University to Build Animal Research Lab

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Why would this West Virginia University project be the recipient of federal stimulus money? From West Virginia Metro News. The laboratory will be used to study human diseases and treatments. Tags: west virginia university animal research Obama tax dollars us. It will house rodents for use in experiments.

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Elton’s Egret

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Normally the slender, fairy-feathered shorebirds are shy and avoid the humans who encroach on their territory. But a small colony of them have made an exception for Elton Reed, who has fished off Chincoteague Island, Virginia for almost five decades. Snowy Egrets like to keep their distance.

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Why You Should See The Big Year When It Opens

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We’re pleased to share his thoughtful perspective and plea for your consideration… Dear Friends and Lovers of Birds, On Friday, October 14th, to my knowledge, the first feature film with the subject being Birding ever made, with any intent to portray birders as human beings, will be released.

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The Thorn Birds

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We humans need protection from thorns, while for birds, thorns often provide protection. Which may be why the photo here shows two Clay-colored Sparrows , one Yellow-rumped Warbler , and one lovely Virginia’s Warbler , all hiding among many vicious huizache thorns.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia. I want all of the above,” wrote Gay in Virginia. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season.

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Wildlife Rehabilitators vs. Bird Thieves

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The crows are not friendly to humans, although they sometimes make an exception for the person who raised them. The Common Grackle pictured at left was a patient at Wildlife Care Alliance in Virginia. “I Evidently, it was not easy to get the card back. “I I think she was aiming to buy herself some jewelry ,” said Erin.

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“It’s a good life”: Donald Kroodsma’s Birdsong

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To humans, birdsong is akin to Joycean language, isn’t it? Photographers: Wil Hershberger (American woodcock, Eastern whip-poor-will); Marie Read (Virginia rail, Northern flicker); Robert Royse (Canyon wren, Wilson’s snipe). And to follow Kroodsma’s suggested paths, all of them, might take you, not centuries, but surely years.

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