10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The indoor workshop started with a Covid self-testing (where everyone was negative), followed by lectures on the Swarovski company, its ethos and products. I am still trying to sort out my impressions and memories. And, expectedly, the advice was: you should significantly lower your prices and move production to Asia.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2021
As always, we held our sit high atop Battery Harris at Fort Tilden on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. It’s lonely in the dark with no birds to keep you company. As regular readers of 10,000 Birds know, the Big Sit is my favorite birding event of the year, narrowly edging out the Christmas Bird Count. Hope to see you out there!
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 8, 2012
As I’ve switched over to paid corporate birding (doing bird surveys for companies that want to put up wind farms or transmission lines), I’ve been fascinated by the world that has been opened to me and differences from the bird feeding world. Here’s a fun one from a company called Advanced Weapon’s Technology.
Critter News
APRIL 12, 2009
On March 19, 2009 a company representative emailed Compassion Over Killing: "…I am pleased to let you know the BOCA brand will be eliminating eggs in all of its products by the end of this year. By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages.
Critter News
APRIL 10, 2009
Radlo says he will no longer rely on hens or eggs that come from Maine Contract Farming, the company owned by egg farm magnate Jack DeCoster, one of the nation's biggest producers of brown eggs. Tags: battery hens animal cruelty eggs undercover investigation farm animal welfare. Here's a link to the investigative video.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 12, 2011
Flashlight with batteries. . - Collapsible water/food bowl. Canned dog/cat food. - Pet toy. - Pet blanket. Cloth towel. Basic roll of bandaging material. - All-purpose nail clipper. Doggy bags (can also be used for cat litter clean-up). Disposable latex Gloves. Emergency ice/heat pack.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2021
I should get myself a new one, and I am eyeing the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark series (I hope that company will survive this period, otherwise we would be stuck with huge Nikon or oversized Canon, without much difference between them). Don’t forget all the cables, chargers, backup batteries and international electrical adapters!
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