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>\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 3, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2182 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-nature\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/what-should-you-do-if-you-see-a-banded-bird-provided-by-florida-audubon\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/American-Oystercatcher-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Education<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/what-should-you-do-if-you-see-a-banded-bird-provided-by-florida-audubon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat should you do if 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Provided by Florida Audubon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Special thank you to Kathy Doddridge for supplying us with this blog.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/what-should-you-do-if-you-see-a-banded-bird-provided-by-florida-audubon\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What should you do if you see a banded bird? Provided by Florida Audubon\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 6, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2068 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy category-conservation tag-birds tag-birds-of-pray tag-eagles tag-harmful-toxins tag-raptors tag-rodenticides\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/be-aware-and-dont-kill-or-harm-raptors\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bald-Eagle-Kathy-Doddridge-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bald-Eagle-Kathy-Doddridge-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bald-Eagle-Kathy-Doddridge-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bald-Eagle-Kathy-Doddridge-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bald-Eagle-Kathy-Doddridge-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Bald-Eagle-Kathy-Doddridge.webp 1132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Advocacy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/be-aware-and-dont-kill-or-harm-raptors\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBe AWARE, and Don&#8217;t Kill or Harm Raptors!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Have a mouse in your house or a rat in your roof? It is pretty common in Florida to have this problem. Especially if you<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/be-aware-and-dont-kill-or-harm-raptors\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Be AWARE, and Don&#8217;t Kill or Harm Raptors!\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 17, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8736927 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8736927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-shrink\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Felts Preserve<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e605bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e605bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manatee County Audubon Society<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ec090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ec090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Felts Audubon Preserve, a 29-acre public preserve, is known for its walking trails and <strong>bird-watching opportunities <\/strong>throughout the scenic, park-like bird sanctuary.\u00a0 The owners, Manatee County Audubon Society (MCAS), committed to placing a permanent conservation easement on the land, fulfilling the dream of original landowners, Otis and Anita Felts, who hoped the land would never be developed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0482220 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0482220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/manateeaudubon.org\/felts-preserve\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><i class=\"fas 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