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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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In his book Tales of a Tribe , author Mark Cocker describes an unfortunate event befalling a friend. The following chain of events happened within a single second. Called the family doctor, went by, and got sent to the Tropical Diseases Institute without her taking as much as my pulse… Not good for one’s morale, I can tell you.

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Highlights from Costa Rica, Global Bird Weekend, 2020

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Since the first Global Big Day in May of 2016, this free worldwide event has taken off like a rocket to Mars. And especially when the event can be leveraged to promote conservation, birds, and help with the fight against the illegal bird trade? Why limit birding to a single day when you can keep on birding the day after?

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Birding Shanghai in April 2024 (The Colors of Spring)

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In a shocking turn of events, the sudden disappearance of a nesting male songbird left a prime piece of territory up for grabs. .” As I did not want to do the editing myself, I asked ChatGPT: Could you rephrase and shorten this passage so that it sounds like an article in a sensationalist newspaper?

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Some Chinese Pheasants

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Of course, we all remember Edward Blood (1908-1991), the American skier who competed in the Nordic combined events at the 1932 and the 1936 Winter Olympics ( source ). I feel that thanking your own baby for moral support in the acknowledgment section of a Ph.D. So, back to the wonderful world of pheasants in China.

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Birding Shanghai in August 2023

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I guess in terms of probability Common Snipe is the best best, but who knows … Deep in their hearts, Cuckoo species probably know that their way of raising (or rather, not raising) kids is wrong and morally repulsive (you should hear Ron DeSantis talk about this).

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On Keeping "Vegan" Pure

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But I hope you will agree that by not eating or wearing animals or products that use or were tested on sentient nonhumans that you know of, and by not participating in or promoting events that use animals as entertainment, you are doing a world of good for the planet and the creatures who live here.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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But just because these are snakes, this event is getting very little coverage. " But I'm asking you to consider looking past your emotional bias, and taking a morally logical view of this situation. People find tortoises more lovable & appealing, and so are more likely to have empathy for them.

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