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Brian Stoneman has fallen asleep

10,000 Birds

Brian Stoneman (1946-2009) was a friend of mine and a top class birder. Birding Europe In memoriam Turkey' He grew up in the London East End and spoke hardly understandable cockney.

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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

10,000 Birds

Two Purple Gallinules , two Limpkins … Raptors included Turkey Vultures , Ospreys , White-tailed , Grey-headed (so well seen in a nearby tree!) The subpopulation in northern Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua numbered 834 individuals in 2009, but was estimated at less than 200 individuals, equating to c.

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Admiring Anhingas

10,000 Birds

Anhinga , otherwise known as Snakebird , Water Turkey , or American Darter * – and more formally as Anhinga anhinga – is a bird I have long wanted to see in New York State. The other nickname, Snakebird , refer to its long neck but, honestly, I am not sure why it would ever be called a Water Turkey.

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H1N1 and Your Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

It can spread to other pets however, such as turkeys and pigs. H1N1 and Your Pets originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 20, 2009. You should also be careful if you have a pet bird as they have sensitive respiratory systems that are susceptible to other human illnesses (such as colds). Continue reading at Care2.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

He’s one of the best photographic portraitists of birds in North America with a number of field guides on his resume, including his own Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide and Birds of Western North America: A Photographic Guide ( co-authored with Paul Sterry, PUP, 2009).

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A fit Fido

4 The Love Of Animals

Philadelphia, PA—April 2, 2009— According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, approximately 35 percent of the total pet population is overweight or obese. By giving him beef one month, lamb the next month and turkey the next, etc., HOW TO HAVE ONE FIT & FABULOUS FIDO.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

2, 2009 The writer is dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kean University. Niman for pasturing the animals to provide all the beef, turkey, chicken and pork eaten in this country? 1, 2009 The writer is the editor of Zero Energy Intelligence.com. Toney Union, N.J., Lois Bloom Easton, Conn.,