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		<title>LA Times features Los Angeles public school</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA Times article on Leo Politi Elementary&#8217;s inner-city nature/science program April 16, 2012 It&#8217;s not every day an inner-city public school is featured worldwide on the front page of the LA Times for a &#8216;best practice,&#8217; so I want to seize the moment and share our good news with you.  Here&#8217;s the article: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bird-school-20120416,0,1384226.story I [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Preying Mantis Preys upon Ruby Throated Hummingbird</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prey of the Praying Mantis Location: Biggsville, Il. October 9, 2011 7:07 am I was going to post this to your general comment site but there wasn’t any place for a picture. I took this Tues. Oct. 4th. I assume this was the last Hummingbird in the garden. I have had quite a few Praying [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Brown Thrasher eats insect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 13:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early Worm Gets the Bird Location: S. Illinois May 11, 2011 5:56 pm The first Cicada of the season gets got by a Brown Thrasher. Not sure if this is an annual or periodical cicada, we’re due for Brood XIX 13 year periodicals any time now. Signature: Bert Hi Bert, The insect in your photo [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>The Hummingbird (this is the real thing and not the moth often mistaken for one)</title>
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		<title>Black and Yellow Orb Weaver catches hapless Hummingbird</title>
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