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Everything’s Coming Up Carrie Laben

July 17, 2017 by Mike 7 Comments
We at 10,000 Birds are lucky to have such distinguished...
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Birded Out

April 15, 2015 by Duncan 5 Comments
Two weeks ago it was the Easter long weekend, four...
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Our Ambassador

February 25, 2014 by Felonious Jive 3 Comments
Much like the Bridled Tern is adrift in the Gulf...
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William Blake’s “The Birds”

November 10, 2012 by Corey 5 Comments
William Blake, the 18th and 19th century English poet, painter...
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

March 3, 2012 by Corey 12 Comments
Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” is...
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Bi-Sci-Fi #2: Chapter 2 of Birdtopia

October 11, 2008 by Corey 3 Comments
Chapter 1 of Birdtopia can be found here, in which...
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Bi-Sci-Fi #1: Chapter 1 of Birdtopia

September 25, 2008 by Corey 7 Comments
The morning sun shone through the sticker-laden kitchen window and...
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Emily Dickinson’s “A Bird Came Down the Walk”

March 8, 2008 by Corey 28 Comments
Emily Dickinson is one of the first poets I can...
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Eagle”

February 7, 2008 by Corey 62 Comments
Perhaps one of the best known bird poems, Alfred, Lord...
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Winter Solstice: Shortest Day of the Year

December 22, 2007 by Corey 10 Comments
Today, the winter solstice, December 22, is the shortest day...
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