10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Though I have been birding for a few years now, I had only birded west of the Mississippi once before my recent trip to Austin, Texas. Austin is growing rapidly, someone on the plane telling me the city added over a hundred people every day. Austin had one more life bird in store for me. Monk Parakeet.

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Austin Texas Birds Non Human 109

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 28, 2016

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No Kill Killing Pets Austin 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2019

The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled in favor of development. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin is the capital of Texas and home of the University of Texas. United States Fish & Wildlife Serv.

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Austin Texas Endangered Species Birds 171

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The fury this meal caused my friends and family back in America motivated me to examine whether eating any animal was justified. Foer stop writing about food and stick to the stories. Howland Northport, N.Y. At one point during my year living in China, I ate dog. Why was a dog more worthy of not being dinner than a pig?

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Los Angeles San Francisco Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

It made us reach for our field guide for North America, but that really does not compare to the real thing. I did not get to appreciate all that America had to offer for the birder until I returned with my husband, Grant, in 1989. I then had a year in Florida – beware the alligators and hurricanes!

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South Africa United States Austin Alligators 158