Doug Whitman

Toucan Barbet at Tandayapa

Toucans, Tourists, and Trashcan-Tarantulas: A Wilson Fund Report

Acknowledgments: I am grateful to many people for making this experience possible: First and foremost, to Iain Campbell of Tropical Birding for extending the offer for me to volunteer at Tandayapa; also the Columbus Audubon Society for funding through the John Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund; and to the staff at Tandayapa and Tropical Birding for

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Snowy Owl (Photo courtesy Earl Harrison)

The Guts of Birding

The Snowy Owl is one of nature’s most beautiful animals. The sight of one of these magnificent creatures soaring silently overhead is awe-inspiring; such is their grace and grandeur. In Ohio, however, the sight of a Snowy Owl is a rare thing indeed, for their primary food source and the temperatures they prefer exist much

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