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Daily fish report: Dec. 31 (Bradenton Herald)

Freshwater scene

Bird Watching: Showy Cardinal sings cheery message (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

For the last couple of years, I have kept a list of birds and other animals that appear on the Christmas cards that people are kind enough to send me.

Death Valley winter; Escaping the snow at the lowest point in North America (The Bulletin)

FURNACE CREEK, Calif. —In July and August, the temperature at Death Valley National Park often surpasses 125 degrees in the afternoon shade. It may not cool to less than 100 degrees all night long. It seems that only masochists — and European adventurers — choose to visit this desert in summer.