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Time
Time is the most valuable gift you can give. I’m deeply grateful to Nancy McIntyre for the sharing of her time to teach me her way of prepping museum birds. Her method is completely way easier than what I originally learned and sooooo less messy. I needed to refamiliarize myself on how to prep bird…
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A Raccoon’s Magic
Wildlife camera trap research reveals quickly which animals are the most curious about their surroundings. I’ve had several white-tailed deer often love lick the cameras just to taste them. Greater roadrunners no matter where I’ve placed the cameras have found them and taken several selfies. Feral hogs have bumped some cameras more than once moving…
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Sleeping Carolina Wren
Barn swallows built a nest two years ago on top of a wooden black bat, as in the mammal on our patio. We’ve left the nest alone. The nest has always remained just a swallow nest – until the last few days. Down feathers and other items kept appearing along the edges of this nest, as…
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