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		<title>Comment on About by etti, yes, that etti</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[etti, yes, that etti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i had the feeling... how are you? thinking about you, missing you a lot! crazy finals week, you must be happy not to be a part of it...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i had the feeling&#8230; how are you? thinking about you, missing you a lot! crazy finals week, you must be happy not to be a part of it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Comment on About by birdsandwords</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Etti! I&#039;m so glad you found my blog! I adore Jonathan Franzen! That&#039;s how I got into birding in the first place...!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Etti! I&#8217;m so glad you found my blog! I adore Jonathan Franzen! That&#8217;s how I got into birding in the first place&#8230;!</p>
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		<title>Comment on About by etti, yes, that etti</title>
		<link>http://birdsandwords.wordpress.com/about/#comment-717</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[etti, yes, that etti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 03:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julia, love your blog! Do you read Jonathan Franzen? Love, Etti]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Julia, love your blog! Do you read Jonathan Franzen? Love, Etti</p>
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		<title>Comment on February&#8230; by Laurel</title>
		<link>http://birdsandwords.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/february/#comment-712</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats on all the accomplishments - both owl sitings and writing. I&#039;m looking forward to reading.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congrats on all the accomplishments &#8211; both owl sitings and writing. I&#8217;m looking forward to reading.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Where I&#8217;ve Been by birdsandwords</title>
		<link>http://birdsandwords.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/where-ive-been-2/#comment-709</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for reading, Pierre! I&#039;m enjoying getting to know the community on Bird Canada. Thrilled to be there.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for reading, Pierre! I&#8217;m enjoying getting to know the community on Bird Canada. Thrilled to be there.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Where I&#8217;ve Been by Pierre Cenerelli</title>
		<link>http://birdsandwords.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/where-ive-been-2/#comment-708</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pierre Cenerelli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would agree, this is a Little Blue Heron (the only other choice that comes close, the Reddish Egret, is a bit &quot;scruffier&quot; and, as the name suggests, is a bit reddish (more accurately, dark chestnut) in front. Great blog, BTW - I look forward to reading your contributions on Bird Canada.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would agree, this is a Little Blue Heron (the only other choice that comes close, the Reddish Egret, is a bit &#8220;scruffier&#8221; and, as the name suggests, is a bit reddish (more accurately, dark chestnut) in front. Great blog, BTW &#8211; I look forward to reading your contributions on Bird Canada.</p>
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		<title>Comment on What is this? by JoAnn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[that is a sunflower starfish]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that is a sunflower starfish</p>
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		<title>Comment on Magical Wood Ducks and Other Miracles by birdsandwords</title>
		<link>http://birdsandwords.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/magical-wood-ducks-and-other-miracles/#comment-705</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gillian! I bet you&#039;d love the film BIRDERS! And there are wood ducks! :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gillian! I bet you&#8217;d love the film BIRDERS! And there are wood ducks! <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on Magical Wood Ducks and Other Miracles by Gillian</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, Wood Ducks!  I can&#039;t imagine NOT being blown away by the beauty of the male.  We should be seeing them back here in Ottawa in about a month.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, Wood Ducks!  I can&#8217;t imagine NOT being blown away by the beauty of the male.  We should be seeing them back here in Ottawa in about a month.</p>
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		<title>Comment on For the future Pine Grosbeaks in my life by Literary Sightings &#171; Birds and Words</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Literary Sightings &#171; Birds and Words]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] in October 2011, I encountered my first Pine Grosbeak in Clea Roberts&#8217; fabulous poem, and knew it was love at first sight. In fact our initial meeting felt so vivid, so colorful, so [...]]]></description>
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