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I think I have witnessed what the downrange of the obligate brood parasitism of the cowbird looks like when I saw what appeared to be a much smaller “mama” bird(most likely an eastern phoebe) feeding a larger fledging(mostly likely a fledgling cowbird) a

I think I have witnessed what the downrange of the obligate brood parasitism of the cowbird looks like when I saw what appeared to be a much smaller “mama” bird(most likely an eastern phoebe) feeding a larger fledging(mostly likely a fledgling cowbird) a

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“But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they sha

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“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death

You sit suspended in the dark sky 235,352 miles from me floating in a sea of stars just like you’re on a string in one of those elementary school dioramas of the solar system. You’re up there marking the seasons and a faithful witness since day four, the

Yesterday’s cross-shaped sun dog, another reminder of creation’s groans. Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

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