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One spring I had been watching a pair of mourning doves cooing together on the branch of a tree outside my window for some time. I wondered if they would nest nearby. I didn't have long to wait. In a few days I looked out at another tree closer to the house, and saw the pair traveling back and forth building a nest. It was fun watching the whole process until the eggs broke open and four naked nestlings said hello to the world.

It's winter, in some places snow is falling, and it's cold. All of nature is asleep or dormant. Or is it? There's more nature active in the winter than you might think. I was talking to my son in Colorado and our conversation turned to bunnies. Do they hibernate? we wondered. I didn't think so, but as usual when I'm not sure about something, I looked it up. I found that no, they don't hibernate. They sometimes use the burrows of woodchucks, skunks and badgers for protection, or find shelter in dense shrubs or other plant growth.

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Twenty waterbirds were added to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA).

Seabirds now internationally protected across Africa and Eurasia. A total of twenty migratory waterbird species, including several species of auks, frigate birds, gannets and tropic birds have been added to Annex 2 of the African‐Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) ‐ an international treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory waterbirds in Africa and Eurasia.

The birds are: English Name (Species Name)
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Has anyone visited the Wild Animal Park in San Diego recently and can anyone provide some insight into their experiences there. I have small kids and would like to manage my time as best as possible to see the most. Is the park easily walkable, how much time should I plan to spend there, how many days?

The effect of global warming on Polar Bears is a real concern. What are your feelings on this?

Have you visited a zoo or acquarium recently, what was your epxerience like, any interesting stories? let us know... write a note in the blog, forum or tell us your story.

Having been in the wild over a period of 10 years I have witnessed Leopards in action. Most profound is how a leopard can drag a buck, weighing as much as itself, up into a tree without much sweat!

Have you seen any Leopard action, we would love to hear about it!

My vote is for the Leopard as the strongest of all cats.