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  1. AnonymousDecember 28, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    I really like that, "Good will toward ALL living things". Wishing you both a safe and fulfilling New Year filled with oodles and oodles of beautiful bird moments.

    Missing you both in Birding Ohio since I temporarily left Facebook, but I'll be back before migration starts! ~Kim Smith

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