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On Honoring Living "Things"

Animal Person

Now, in 2010 in the developed world, therein lies the rub: killing someone to eat them is a trivial pursuit for you. The same is true for cows, pigs, fishes, turkeys, chickens, buffaloes, sheeps, goats, and many other nonhuman animals whom we call "food." As frequently happens with "spiritual"types, there's an apology to a corpse.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Of course, no ordinary chicken would do, but the Red Junglefowl is the primordial progenitor of poultry, the wild source of cutlets, nuggets, and Buffalo wings.

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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

10,000 Birds

Having written weekly for this website since late 2010 and this being my 642nd post I thought I could summarise some of the posts that I have done from various places around Australia that you might have missed over the years. In 2010 I had a very basic camera and I now own a Nikon B500 Coolpix. Fish Creek to Buffalo.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Road to PN Volcán Poás. 08 Feb 2016. Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri. Bosque de Tlalpan. 29 Mar 2016. Canyon Towhee – Melozone fusca. Bosque de Tlalpan. 29 Mar 2016. Abert’s Towhee – Melozone aberti. Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch.

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