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Honestly, How Much Could It Rain?

10,000 Birds

Any California-raised person knows that it just doesn’t rain in California in June. I was raised in between the two cities, and visited that area earlier this month. I had thought that my camera use on two previous neighborhood outings was not enough to demand recharging its battery. I was wrong.

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Goliath Herons at Lake Panic

10,000 Birds

The bird life of Kruger National Park appears to be distilled into a small area surrounding the hide and they seem oblivious to the observers with their battery of lenses poking out from the wooden building. Raising two chicks to this stage is a reasonably good return on investment.

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Happy Global Big Day from Costa Rica!

10,000 Birds

It was organized to boost eBird use, raise funds for bird conservation, and just get more people out birding. As for myself, I won’t be doing a full on Big Day because I already tried one a few weeks ago and need to recharge the Big Day batteries for a lot longer than a month before attempting (going through) that again.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

It is mostly a question of economics – raising just one is troublesome enough given the resources required to feed and educate the chick. Chongming Dongtan, where these photos were taken, is the wintering location of about 100 Hooded Cranes – about 1% of the global population.

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Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention

Animal Person

By encouraging people to bake with higher welfare eggs (as well as organic milk, butter and chocolate) vital funds will be raised to campaign against battery cages. From the 6th -10th of July we are asking everyone to get their aprons on and bake with free-range or organic eggs.

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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

4 The Love Of Animals

With June 1 marking the first day of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season, it’s crucial to raise awareness about the importance of planning for pets’ safety before it’s too late. Flashlight with batteries. VCA veterinarian Donna J. Collapsible water/food bowl. Canned dog/cat food. - Pet toy. - Pet blanket. Cloth towel.

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Roger Scruton on the Duty to Eat Meat

Animal Ethics

All animals would be kept in battery conditions and the righteous vegetarians would exert no economic pressure on farmers to change their ways. Where there are conscientious carnivores, however, there is a motive to raise animals kindly. Duty requires us, therefore, to eat our friends.

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