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	<title>Ocellated &#187; Nature</title>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Not Dead Yet</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/10/04/im-not-dead-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Creationism]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Religion &#038; Faith]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; as the famous line from Monty Python goes.
Though I&#8217;ve recently felt close. I survived a test on Monday, with another one this afternoon.
In addition, tonight I start a 5 week series in the university class at church on the evolution / religion issue, and I&#8217;ve been spending a lot of time getting that prepared.
Here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bird That Moonwalks</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/27/a-bird-that-moonwalks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Birding]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[bird song]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[manakin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[neotropic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a video highlighting the unique mating system and courtship displays of tiny tropical birds known as manakins. They interesting for forming leks &#8212; a place where multiple males will gather and engage in elaborate displays to get the ladies&#8217; attention.
Take a look at this following video. Now for you none birding folks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mediterranean Gecko Hunting At Night</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/27/mediterranean-gecko-hunting-at-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/27/mediterranean-gecko-hunting-at-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hunting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mediterranean Gecko]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nocturnal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each night as I come or go from my apartment, I&#8217;ve noticed a sizable Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) hunting in the dim lights on the side of the building. As their name implies, Mediterranean Geckos are an introduced species, naturally occurring in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Not being a herpetologist, I&#8217;m not sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bugs For Thugs</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/20/bugs-for-thugs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/20/bugs-for-thugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce you to a person you might find handy some day&#8230; I&#8217;ve just finished setting up a blog for my good friend (and frequent Ocellated commenter) Kelley. Bugs for Thugs.
Kelley&#8217;s an entomologist who will gladly answer your questions about &#8220;what&#8217;s this insect.&#8221; Like birders when asked about a little brown bird, she will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Ungrateful Mother</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/01/my-ungrateful-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/09/01/my-ungrateful-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cat Blogging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bobcat]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Friday cat blogging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wildlife photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was so proud of myself recently. If you&#8217;re a reader of the blog, you&#8217;ll recall that I got some sweet bobcat pictures recently. People said nice things about me, and I basically felt good about myself.

bobcat kitten
But some people just have to go and ruin the fun, doing whatever it takes to crush the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Awww &#8212; Isn&#8217;t the Plague Cute?!</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/24/awww-isnt-the-plague-cute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/24/awww-isnt-the-plague-cute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[elementary school]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fleas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mexican ground squirrel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plague]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rabies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rodents]]></category>

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Mexican ground squirrel
Spermophilus mexicanus

My wife has taken a job as a teacher&#8217;s aide with a local elementary, as she awaits that first real teaching job. Yesterday, a teacher had caught something on the playground and put it in a fish bowl. Taking a look at it, she asked him, &#8220;Do you know what that is?&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Rant Against Bear Hunting and Country Music</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/18/a-rant-against-bear-hunting-and-country-music/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/18/a-rant-against-bear-hunting-and-country-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[black bear]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[country music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[illegal hunting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Troy Gentry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got a bit of confession to make. I hate country music and country musicians &#8212; with a passion. Is that fair? Probably not. Am I biased? I&#8217;d have to say so. Am I committing the cardinal sin of stereotyping a large group of people based on the actions of a few? Guilty as charged.
It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forget the Friday Pussy Cat Blogging</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/11/forget-the-friday-pussy-cat-blogging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/11/forget-the-friday-pussy-cat-blogging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cat Blogging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[bobcat]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[prairie dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for the real deal. A cat that actually has claws. Move over Bruce. There&#8217;s a new king of the jungle (or at least west Texas mesquite scrub).
This is Lynx rufus, commonly known as the bobcat. Last week, I was out shooting pictures of prairie dogs at our local state park. One of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things I Should Have Blogged About Last Week</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/10/shouldve-blogged-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/08/10/shouldve-blogged-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Birding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Evolution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intelligent Design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bird migration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Connie Morris]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[invertebrates]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ivory-billed Woodpecker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nacreous clouds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NASA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sooty Shearwater]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my week long break, there were a bunch of things that I should have blogged about. Hardly having the time to cover any of them in depth, I&#8217;ll simply include a list with some links for your perusal.

Perhaps the biggest story I missed in my week off was Kansas. The state board of education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Mosquitoes Find a Mate</title>
		<link>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/07/11/how-mosquitoes-find-a-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ocellated.com/2006/07/11/how-mosquitoes-find-a-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an interesting article in LiveScience on how Mosquitoes find a mate. It included this tidbit, which I found fascinating.

Scientists have long known that male mosquitoes key in on the buzzing of females to help them find a partner. But a new study finds that female mosquitoes, despite their comparatively simple antennae, are among the [...]]]></description>
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