10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

” A pity, as the species is not only very attractive but also a bit of a mystery, being neither a typical finch nor bunting and thus placed in its own family. Finally, the Azure-winged Magpie raises a hen-and-egg question: What was first, the color of the bird or the color of the Tibetan prayer flag?

China 168

China Mongolia Birds Russia 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

In the publishing world, the Audubon series became famous as proof that packaging firms like Chanticleer could work successfully with respected publishing firms and the company went on to package many other titles for Knopf, including, in 2000, a new field guide called The Sibley Guide to Birds. (If I didn’t.).

North America 278

North America America Birds California Condor 278

Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

To the Editor: In your July 12 editorial “ A Humane Egg ,” you disparage the modern, sanitary housing systems for egg-laying hens, which have improved chickens’ health and well-being, improved consumer food safety and kept eggs a nutritious and economical staple on kitchen tables and restaurant menus nationwide.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I liked the way the film connects oil use to an oil company. And there is a family in rural England who charts their energy use and we see that food is the second highest use of energy for them (air travel takes up the most). It's about the people and the land. A young woman in Nigeria (can you say Shell Oil?) But they dismiss food.

Nigeria 100

Nigeria Vegan Neglecting Vegetarian 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. Here is a favorite paragraph from a field trip to a forested mountain north of Charlo, Montana in the company of an ORI team: This is beautiful Great Gray territory. This is a great summer read.

Owls 200

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 200

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. My emphasis] There are other reasons why families are looking more favorably at plant-based choices. There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

I have written about the interesting sex life of these jacanas a few times already (short version: female mates with male, lays a bunch of eggs for him to incubate and raise the chicks, leaves him, finds another male, repeat). Once I am moderately successful, I often find such photos quite pleasing. but they do. One puzzle solved.

Birds 147

Birds China Eggs Breeding 147