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The Million Dollar Duck (2016) – A Film Review

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” Their disregard for the welfare of the wildlife they purport to regard so highly also flies in the face of the North American Nature Photography Association’s Principles of Ethical Field Practices which states, “ do not distress wildlife or their habitat.

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

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These prescriptions are very important to Tuttle-Adams, who takes the perhaps radical approach that a bird’s welfare supersedes a birder’s ‘right’ to take a photograph. There are other books about baby birds, most notably Julie Zickefoose’s Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest (2016) and.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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This code encourages birders to minimize disturbance to birds and their habitats, respect private property, and prioritize bird welfare. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation conducted in 2016, there were approximately 45 million birdwatchers in the United States.