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Eagles, Ospreys on the rise in N.J. (Daily Record)

Bald eagles and ospreys did better in New Jersey this year than peregrine falcons.

Finding the birds in paradise (Santa Fe New Mexican)

I've just plopped my luggage down at the lodge in the Costa Rican rain forest when the first yell of "macaws" goes out. Like a bird-watching rube, I watch as others scurry from their rooms, binoculars at the ready.

How much vitamin D does a child need? (The Morning Call)

Q: Please comment about how much vitamin D children need as they are growing up. Also, does the location of where a child lives make it necessary to supplement vitamin D? My husband and I, in our early 60s, take supplemental vitamin D per the advice of our rheumatologist.

Government Bribes in Cameroon Divert Funds From Food Amid Riots (Bloomberg)

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Mbanda Leo Ganglii, like any farmer in Cameroon , must contend with roads that turn to mud in the rainy season and fertilizer prices he can’t afford. And then there is government corruption.

Nature Beckons (The Greenville News)

Always green: Several plants remain green throughout winter, including the Christmas fern, galax, Oconee bell, wild ginger and fetter bush. Wild ginger is a low-growing plant that features heart-shaped leaves; fetter bush, or "doghobble," is a willowy 3-foot plant found along creek beds.