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Amazing birds by any name

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Sandy Capponcelli
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 — Issue 148

ATHENS — RE: “A buzzard is a buteo, not a vulture,” [Tails of Birding, April 11.]

I am not a birder, but I enjoy birds. I have always called these birds turkey vultures. I suppose I like the word “vulture”; it seems dark and wonderful.

I am a fan of these birds. To watch them as they glide through the air is amazing. Even yesterday, right on Main Street in downtown Brattleboro, I was able to spend my time waiting for the lights to change watching them glide above the River Garden area.

They are not buzzards, they are wonders of nature.

Voices

We showed each other the way to die

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The closeness of neighbors

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Corey DiMario

Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,

Gratitude for Ukraine aid

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Kerry Secrest

Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...

Souls on board in Gaza

By
MaryDiane Baker

BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...

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