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Bird Jigsaw Puzzle

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Here's the Cornell Lab of Ornithology jigsaw puzzle I recently completed. Although there are 120 bird species in the picture, there are a few cases where, due to sexual dimorphism , they show a picture of both a male and a female, so there are over 120 birds pictured. It's a 1000 piece puzzle. The birds are all indigenous to eastern/central North America, though it's not a complete set.  Some of you have heard this before, so be prepared for a recap. Here are some observations: I don't really have the proper lighting for doing jigsaw puzzles in my apartment. I have those somewhat out-of-date "pig-tail fluorescent" light bulbs, which doesn't exactly emulate natural light all that well. And even during broad daylight my living room doesn't get the sunlight that would be helpful, especially in winter. A couple times I turned a flashlight on some pieces, detected some red or yellow feathering, and quickly found a spot for them. (The flashlight trick waned ...

Holidays 2021-05-04

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Firefighters, concern for chickens in the farming industry, renewing just about anything, pretty much any charitable activity, petite people, putting a poem on someone's pillow for near-bedtime reading, candied orange peels, orange juice, paying attention to the weather, green plants, Star Wars, and birds are all part of today's holiday landscape: World Give Day Star Wars Day Renewal Day Poem on Your Pillow Day Petite And Proud Day National Weather Observers Day National Orange Juice Day National Candied Orange Peel Day National Bird Day International Respect for Chickens Day International Firefighters' Day Greenery Day On May 4th on Star Wars Day you may hear the expression "May the Fourth/Force be with you". Photo by Tholaal Mohamed on Unsplash

Holidays 2021-01-05

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 Screenwriters for movies/TV, whipped cream, a high-fat/low-carb diet, cold weather, and birds are all celebrated today: Great Frost Day National Bird Day National Keto Day National Screenwriters Day National Whipped Cream Day Today is a day to celebrate our fine feathered friends the birds (who are also the descendants of dinosaurs). Photo by Robert Gramner on Unsplash