10,000 Birds
MAY 2, 2023
I am not sure if this is totally true in the widest sense, especially when it comes to the question of WHY birds migrate (I’m asked this question constantly by beginning birders and would love an answer that doesn’t involve a garble of words about magnetic fields, genetics, and scarcity of resources).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2021
I have great admiration for Ballentine and Hyman’s ability to clearly articulate and summarize the many research articles they must have read in preparation for this book. I wish there was more discussion of research techniques and resources. The articles clearly relate to some of the studies described in the text, but not all.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2023
Significantly, the Introduction begins with “A Note to Readers: Ethical Considerations Regarding Wildlife” that offers guidelines on handling birds, for photographing nests and young, and for photographing wild birds in captive settings. Comments from more experienced readers are welcome.).
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Photography & Ethics & Me. Read doesn’t just say ‘do this’ and ‘don’t do that,’ she describes both sides of ethical controversies (such as use of flash) and why it’s better to err on the side of caution. ” (p. Or, and an excerpt from chapter 1, available from the publisher.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). A kingfisher with a somewhat deficient work ethic, I guess. The hornbills of Sukau are featured in a separate post – they are one of the main attractions of this location though.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
But, it’s more than that, because each essay also includes “a big idea, a method or technique or resource, about bird study in our age” (p. Many essays, especially in the later sections, end with a question, hopefully getting us to think more about questions of ethics, conservation, and the puzzles posed by nature.
Animal Person
MAY 10, 2009
If you can get through the article's pernicious nonsense, there are some salient points, albeit the result of confusion on the part of the author. It has absolutely nothing to do with any genuine environmentalist ethic. Like I said, the entire animal rights "ethic" is both cynical and dishonest. Why do you suppose that is?
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