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[Robin Ruth <robin.ruth@xxxxxxx>]

When I read RAS President Margaret O'Bryan's "President's Message" this =
month (http://www.cvco.org/science/audubon/presmsg.htm), I spent some =
time thinking about my own "WOW" experiences.  Strangely enough, one of =
them was seeing a PICTURE, in David Attenborough's The Life of Birds, of =
a Blue-footed Booby diving into the ocean.  This book is worth buying =
just for that one picture on page 139.   Tonight on NPR I heard that =
this week Congress is voting on whether to excuse the United States =
Military from environmental laws that "interfere" with their activities =
on certain islands in the South Pacific.  Among the birds mentioned that =
are endangered there was the Blue-footed Booby.  I have to tell you this =
just makes my heart stop.  Does anyone have any thoughts on what one =
should "do" about this?
By the way, after seeing this incredible picture, I searched the web for =
information on Blue-footed Boobies and everything I found seemed to =
regard this bird as being nothing but some sort of joke.
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