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	<title>Birders Lounge &#187; Flora</title>
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	<description>Birds &#124; Nature &#124; Conservation</description>
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		<title>10 Seconds of Color</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/08/10-seconds-of-color/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~

No matter how little room there seems to be for luxuries like free time, I can always find a moment to marvel at Nature&#8217;s remarkable flair for color. I hope you&#8217;ll take 10 seconds to enjoy with me.
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		<title>95 Minutes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can you do in 95 minutes?
Run errands. Go out to eat. Watch a TV show or two. Play a game of cards or even Scrabble.
or&#8230;
Do a load of laundry. Clean the kitchen AND the bathroom. Run to the grocery store.
or&#8230;
Go outside and walk around with your camera. Don&#8217;t have 95 minutes? I&#8217;ll share mine. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cattail Down and the Mysterious Wedged Horseapples</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/01/cattail-down-and-the-mysterious-wedged-horseapples/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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It has been awhile since I&#8217;ve penned a post here at Birder&#8217;s Lounge, and it is nice to be writing again. Like this Great Blue Heron, I have been waiting patiently &#8211; the heron, for a chance at an evening meal, and me, for a chance to share some photos and some thoughts. This heron, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Look Inside &#8211; Osage Orange Fruit</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/10/have-a-look-inside-osage-orange-fruit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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What better time to write about the fruit of an Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) than during baseball&#8217;s American League Championship Series? This photo shows that the fruit of an Osage Orange tree is closer to the size of a softball than a baseball, but I don&#8217;t have a cool autographed softball to use for comparison. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Persimmon Tree &#8211; Fruit Stand Open</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/08/texas-persimmon-tree-fruit-stand-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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This is a closeup of the ripening fruit on my Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) tree. I purchased this tree at a native plant sale about a year ago, and I am delighted to see it already producing so much fruit! If you&#8217;re reading this, you might be wondering if the fruit is edible. Yep! They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summertime in a native plant garden</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/07/summertime-in-a-native-plant-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Now is the time of year when native plants shine, because they&#8217;re doing fine while non-natives may be suffering from the summer heat. I have a 3 year-old native plant garden that has really matured and is doing fantastic. It&#8217;s home to all kinds of wildlife, and is a perfect theater for nature&#8217;s daily dramas.The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tromping the Trail at Caddo Park</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/06/tromping-the-trail-at-caddo-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/06/tromping-the-trail-at-caddo-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[feral hogs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sensitive briar]]></category>
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I spent a day helping some of my Texas Master Naturalist friends improve the hiking trails at Caddo Park on Lake Lavon. The park had been closed to the public for a long time, but is now open again. I took my &#8220;little&#8221; camera along to photograph the wildflowers and anything else I might see. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scenes from a Day with Nature</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/05/scenes-from-a-day-with-nature/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/05/scenes-from-a-day-with-nature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Boy, have I got a treat in store for you! I&#8217;ve got lots of pictures from my day at the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, in McKinney, Texas. I took the day off because the weather was beautiful, and I thought I might have the place to myself on a weekday. As it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring in the Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/03/spring-in-the-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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Spring is such a beautiful time of year &#8211; I love to walk around my gardens to see plants waking from their winter slumber. The new buds and blooms bring the bees and butterflies. I&#8217;ve even got frogs, eggs, and tadpoles! I&#8217;ve got a lot of pictures of &#8220;spring at my house,&#8221; so I hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring is Here?</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2009/02/spring-is-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that it is still February&#8230;but it is sure starting to look and feel like spring around here!

I took a walk yesterday afternoon, because it was so beautiful outside that I couldn&#8217;t stand another minute indoors. The American Robins (Turdus migratorius) were out in droves. I sat under a tree, watching them run around [...]]]></description>
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