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Do birds inspire your creative writing?
…then submit your work to Horus! BirbObserver welcomes your writing and artwork about your own bird, wild birds – basically, anything about birds – real, fictional, mythical, etc. Send us your poetry, short essays, short stories, artwork, etc., and we’ll post it on our Horus page for all to appreciate! Email your submissions to birbobserver@gmail.com …
Signs in the snow
Our local turtle ponds have seen increased animal activity over the last 24-hours. Fox, deer, maybe even moose.
Blue Jay
Bobcat Rescue… and a lockdown
(ANTHEM, Ariz.) — A high school north of Phoenix was put on lockdown for several hours as authorities rescued three bobcats from a drainage pipe. Deer Valley Unified School District officials say a mother bobcat and her two babies apparently fell into the pipe on the Boulder Creek High School campus near the cafeteria. “This… via …
Cool Cows
I'm not sure if these two were simply enjoying each other's company or staying close for the warmth.
Rocky Ice Age
I love the cascade of snow, ice and icicles on rocks.
The Empty Space: coping with the loss of a beloved companion
By Sherri Moorer I think the hardest part of losing Chloe (or any bird) is the empty space. It’s not just the empty space where the cage used to be. It’s the mental and emotional space in her absence. It’s getting up and going to bed with one less bird. It’s coming home to one […] …
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Depression in Companion Birds
by Mariah Hughes Depression is, in the most basic understanding, a psychological condition in which a series of “feel good” hormones fail to do their jobs for any number of reasons. Despite the common perception that depression is a “human illness”, or, moreover, not an illness at all, depression has the ability to affect any […] …
Ushering in 2018
New Year's Eve on the doorstep, and mother nature is preparing in style.
The Northern Herper 
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