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                  The Great Outdoors

                  A Suggestion For Bird Feeding

                  There are all different types of bird feeders. My assumption is that some of them—the ugly plastic ones, probably—are the good kind that smart and knowledgeable bird enthusiasts use. Then there are the ones that are pretty to look at, for Bird Idiots such as myself. I can only assume these are bad. For example: […]

                  Birdfector
                  Albert Burneko
                  A tomtit and a sparrow feed from a bird feeder in a park in Moscow on January 31, 2019. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

                  K2 Grudgingly Allows Its First Winter Summit

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Patrick Redford
                  Eight of the 10 people that reached the top of K2.

                  Going On Runs

                  Video Games
                  Giri Nathan
                  Slay the spire

                  Trash Animals Send Delegates To Landmark Council Of Garbage Feasters

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Chris Thompson
                  A cartoon possum, raccoon, and skunk huddle around a table.

                  Here Are Some Birds That We Like

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Defector Staff

                  The Biggest National Forest In The Country Is Now On The Chopping Block

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Patrick Redford
                  A coastal section of the Tongass National Forest

                  The University Of Utah Finally Owned Up To Not Stopping Lauren McCluskey’s Murder

                  Track and Field
                  Diana Moskovitz
                  This is a photo of Lauren McCluskey

                  Now Is The Time To Befriend The Birds, By Feeding Them

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Chris Thompson
                  A blue ceramic bird-feeder.

                  As Obvious As This May Seem, If Someone Calls For Help In The Wilderness, Help Them

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Giri Nathan
                  Hikers stroll past lake
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                  U.S. Government, To Duck Stamp Artists: Make Sure Everyone Knows Ducks Can Be Shot

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Patrick Redford
                  TOPSHOT - A wood duck or Carolina duck, a species of perching duck found in North America, is seen in a pond at the Ghosh Para area of Howrah District near Kolkata on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

                  ESPN’s Tony Reali Tells Us About Helping Rescue A Downed Peregrine Falcon

                  Interviews
                  Patrick Redford
                  Tony Reali with the bird.

                  William Perry Pendley, America’s Most Zealous Crusader Against Public Lands, Finally Gets The Boot

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Patrick Redford
                  Look at Pendley's mustache

                  What Will California Be After The Smoke Clears?

                  The Great Outdoors
                  Patrick Redford
                  The San Francisco skyling obscured by thick smoke.
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