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Wonder webs: Golden Orb Weaver spider (Nephila clavipes). (Animal Architects).
Magazine article from: Science World; 9/13/2002; 569 words ; ...best web spinner may be the Golden Orb Weaver spider. The female Orb Weaver spins a web of fibers thin enough to...prey, yet tough enough to snare a flying bird without snapping. The secret of the web...silk called dragline. The female Orb Weaver produces the silk in her Pyriformes gland...weave a ... Read more
Ben Weaver, Stories Under Nails.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 1/1/2005; ; 65 words ; BEN WEAVER, Stories Under Nails, (Fugawee Bird 02415). He's an edgy songwriter with young Tom Waits-meets-Neil Young vocals and blunt lyrics about relationships, depression and... Read more
M. Doris (Weaver) Hogan, 85.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 4/5/2009; 267 words ; ...17, 1924 in Carter, OK to the late Omer and Jocie (Walker) Weaver. She graduated from Carter High School in 1942 and went to...sister, Virginia Tromblee of Wichita, KS; a brother, Omer Ray Weaver of Amarillo, TX; a brother-in-law, Laguinn Carter of Elk City...time with her family and friends, and enjoyed ... Read more
For glimpses of God's greatness, watch birds.(Columns)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 10/30/2004; 498 words ; ...the Plugger's Entertainment Center: a bird feeder out the window. I have feeders...family system is also represented in the bird population. Note the devotion of the parent...Actually, they aren't even sparrows. They are weaver finches brought by homesick immigrants...Matthew emphasizes the lowly rank of ... Read more
Which birds for an aviary? And how to keep them happy?
Magazine article from: Sunset; 8/1/1989; 700+ words ; ...As Seattle bird keeper Robert Mock put it, Buying a large bird is like getting married. It's a 30- to 50-year commitment...especially when they reach maturity. If you choose a large bird as a pet, it's best to get just a single one. On the other...you're just starting out, these are good choices. ... Read more
Lloyd Thayer: Birds.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 1/1/2008; ; 304 words ; ...frequently informed by resilient echoes of an older coterie of rural players from the 1920s such as Frank Hutchison and Sylvester Weaver, Thayer plays with prismatic imagination and an emotional depth that captivates. Longer tracks either possess a regal airiness... Read more
Birds of the Danau Sentarum National Park.
Magazine article from: Borneo Research Bulletin; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...microphone were used in the field to record bird voices for identification and documentation...treated by us with caution. Data analysis Bird Species Diversity The Shannon-Weaver formula (MacArthur and MacArthur, 1961) is used for calculating the values for the Bird Species Diversity index (H): H ... Read more
The Second Coming of The Lord God Bird: an eschatology of desire.(ivory-billed woodpecker)
Magazine article from: Sojourners Magazine; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...conclusively documented sighting of the bird in the United States, and most birders...many, many people have yearned to see this bird with an almost religious longing. In fact, the ivory-bill has been called the Lord God Bird because observers were moved to exclaim... Read more
For birds, it's not always about location.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 5/20/2007; 700+ words ; ...School, Lunenburg. The students were awarded certificates of appreciation as well as U.S. Savings Bonds. Club president Steve Weaver said he was very pleased with the evening's event. It is amazing how focused these youngsters are, he said. He also remarked... Read more
Sally's music circle: fast-growing developmental music program should inspire hope for the future of the music products industry.(The Guitar Market)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 10/1/2004; 700+ words ; Why does Big Bird make musical instrument manufacturers...be cultivated today. Sally Weaver, the founder and executive...they're constantly growing. Weaver has taught music in traditional...woodwind, or string instrument). Weaver describes her time teaching... Read more
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