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Top 5 Coolest Birds Around the World – An Avian Ecologist Spills
At 12-years-old, I found my first love. A love as much handsome as intelligent…Birds. To them I would dedicate my career, working diligently in conservation research and education. Though not all my work as an ecologist has been bird-specific, it has all aimed to conserve the planet for birds and all of us who call
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3 Reasons Birds are Important Enough to Dedicate Your Career to Them
As an avian ecologist, birds are near and dear to my heart. But how did I discover birds? And what’s so important about birds that I would dedicate my career to their protection? Let’s go back in time 11 years. My 12-year-old self is kneeling in the backyard’s damp grass, a large cardboard box over
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5 Amazing Facts About the Woodpeckers: Birds of Central Texas
“I’ve got a surprise for you!” A fieldmate holds out a small bag. It safely contains a bird (all birds are handled with permitting and training). I reach my hand into the bag and pull out a woodpecker. Whoa. A rare catch and one of my favorite birds. It was day 10 or 11 of
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10 Things All First-time Campers Must Know — What I Failed to Tell my Siblings
February. Midnight. I woke up from a dream, trying to pinpoint where I was. Had my sister and I fallen asleep while watching a movie? But then, why was she pressed up against my back and shivering? Come to think of it, why was my nose a block of ice? I blinked a couple times
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The Trueborn Mermaid Teaser
In my world, there is a story. Calypso! The brave, selfless one. The one who refused the order. The one who was awake enough to see a good heart and defiant enough to protect it. She took a stand. That moment changed the sea forever. For the sea goddess cursed her. It was a curse…
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The 5 Pros and Cons of Working as an Ecological Technician–Holding Birds is Definitely a Pro
Over the past five years, I’ve done a fair bit of traveling. Australia, Alaska, California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas… But it hasn’t been your typical, hotel-staying, tourist-destination vacation. Instead, I’ve traveled as an ecologist. It’s a far cry from luxury, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Read on for the 5 Pros and
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