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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society is not particularly sensitive to the feelings of kingfishers, calling them a “stockily built birds” The Black-capped Kingfisher is among the more attractive ones, which is not an easy feat among this bird family. People who love moths may want to refrain from watching it though.

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On "Food Inc."

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In addition, our system of subsidies has made it so that it is less expensive to exist on fast food than on fruits, vegetables and grains. Then they yank the heads, slit the throats, and de-feather and gut the chickens. And then the way we eat causes diabetes.

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Transit in Dubai

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Families spend their quality time together on Thursday evenings and Fridays, so parks and open spaces become very busy. It is mainly scrub and woodland in a dry area with a mosque and fast food restaurant in the central area. Friday is the weekend in Dubai and traffic starts building on Thursday afternoon in anticipation.

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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

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By the cliffs we find several Eurasian Crag-Martins and a consolation species – a family of Golden Eagles in the air! Eurasian Spoonbills are foraging, some of them literally running through the water chasing some fast food. Going even lower, we add a Cirl Bunting and a Syrian Woodpecker. Enough of the mountains.

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South Florida Specialties Birding

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On my recent short family vacation to Miami, I was granted a single day to get out and really bird like a madman. And could we just do a quick drive through at a fast food joint? We had to eat some wonderfully prepared Lebanese food including some outstanding hummus. Of course not! Sneakily prepared, that Carlos.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

Over 95% of all animals raised for food in the U.S. Rest assured that if you are purchasing meat from your favorite fast food restaurant, your favorite sit-down chain restaurant, or your local grocery store, you are purchasing the flesh of a tortured animal. are raised in cruel, inhumane factory farms.