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Holding a radio-tagged golden eagle

Holding a radio-tagged golden eagle (photo by Todd Katzner)

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I'm the author of nine books and over 300 magazine articles. The blog portion of this website includes my monthly nature column, "The Naturalist's Eye," from Pennsylvania Game News. Unlike typical blog entries, these columns are written months in advance, usually about things that happened during the previous year. Read more...

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