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.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 235

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

Queens birders will get a kick out of William Kornblum’s “A Land Ethic for the City”, in which he takes his Queens College students on a geological tour of Kissena Park, describing it, as well as Alley Pond Park and Jamaica Bay, as cogs in the city’s network of waterways. Yeah, I paused too when I read that.

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New York New York City 2013 Collecting 113

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. This precept is variably stated as follows: Avoid killing or harming any living being.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Vegan Veal 40