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 Bird of the Week 2-13-12: The Winter Wren like all wrens are noted for their powerful voices and the creative place they find to live. Bold and resourceful are key words to knowing wren

NATURE IN THE NEWS 
(Trying to derive a lesson or at least a simple truth from recent headlines.)

2/13/12

BIRD SEEN IN COUNTY IS A FIRST (a common Redpoll is prime red meat for birdwatchers

Britain calls on the world to put a price on nature (what's the value if it can't be shot, sold, eaten, traded, or controlled?)

NY college gathers experts to mull future of zoos (mull the future of academia instead)

More pets on puppy uppers, doggy downers? (if the kid's bad behavior can be medicated then why not the pooch's)

Markets cannot deal with nature (what do you want to bet that nature would say the feeling is mutual)

ENERGY: Birds big concern for solar project (all this clean energy is killer. literally)

2/9/12

Children's Books Lack Nature References, Study Suggest (it comes down to priorities)

Van Gogh exhibit is about nature as he saw it (if you've never been to a Van Gogh exhibit, GO!)

Will Warm Winter Confuse Nature (it's hard to be confused when you live in the moment)

Is a bird the right pet for you? (never mind what's right for the bird)

Study confirms what owners knew all along — your pet gets you (and they asked so little in return)

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