-- Dean Hurliman Highlighted --

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Many of you know of Iowa wood-carver Dean Hurliman through this blog, and his incredible carvings of the Ivory-Woodpecker (and other birds)... indeed several of you have been lucky enough to be recipients (for free!) of one of his immortalizing specimens.

So, very nice to see him get this well-deserved publicity for the heartfelt work he carries on:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jul/26/whittled-away/

...may the breathing, flying counterparts of his wooden replicas yet be found in southern woodland!

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-- Quammen Commentary --

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A while back award-winning author David Quammen wrote on "Loss, Birds, and Hope":

https://www.davidquammen.com/dq-blog/32-loss-birds-complete

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-- The Effort Continues.... --

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Louisiana birder/searcher Matt Courtman announces a "new initiative" and Zoom presentation for July 17 "to set a more productive tone" with hopes of changing the public perception for future IBWO searching:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/179784035376368/permalink/4297751436912920/

His own 'Louisiana Wilds' and (new) 'Mission Ivory-bill' FB pages here:

https://www.facebook.com/TheLouisianaWilds

https://www.facebook.com/MissionIvorybill

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