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Gotta love the Alps

10,000 Birds

I grew up in South Africa where my garden list was over 200. In fact, the photographer, Christoph Malin (who normally spends his time doing/photographing craziness on mountain bikes ) lives in the same village as our factory. So, I have now been living in the Alps for about 4 years. And I cannot claim that it was easy at first.

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Business Birding Basics – part II

10,000 Birds

Apart from a juvenile Southern Beardless Tyrannulet we were just seeing roads and factories. This is a fantastic initiative by BirdLife South Africa. And our assumption was that the antwren isn’t a great songster and as such relatively safe from trappers. Of course, the trip was a disaster. Whaaaat?!!

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In 1974 we shipped four times as much food to Cambodia and South Vietnam as to starving Bangladesh and Swahelian Africa. New moral vegetarianism, however, rests on moral arguments couched in terms of human welfare.

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Collaborative list – December 2019

10,000 Birds

old angel factory area. They came home exhausted. Finca Luna Nueva. 07 Dec 2019. Chestnut-capped Brushfinch – Arremon brunneinucha. Cinchona–Mirador La Cascada. 04 Dec 2019. Sooty-faced Finch – Arremon crassirostris. 29 Dec 2019. Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis. Lake Fairfax Park. 07 Dec 2019. 04 Dec 2019.

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

ADI, which has previously rescued and relocated animals in Europe, South America and Africa have described it as one of the most complex logistical operation they have ever undertaken but say it will be worth all of the effort when the animals walk free. ADI also rescues animals in distress worldwide.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. South Africa. old angel factory area. South Africa. 11 Feb 2016. Banas River area.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. South Africa. old angel factory area. South Africa. old angel factory area. In so doing, he has helped to push us through the 1900 milestone. River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii. 11 Feb 2016.

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