10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2016

As with any birding locales, there are similarities and there are differences and in this transcontinental case, the differences are obviously much more pronounced but I can’t help but think about comparisons. Here are some: Mega migration : We bear witness to some serious migration in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 102

Costa Rica Birds Jordan 102

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2024

He also served with the 13th Light Dragoons, fighting with them at Waterloo (though he can only have been about 18 at that point – I guess child protection laws were somewhat lax at that time). Please bear with us while this update takes place.” ” Been bearing with them for quite a while now.

Squirrels 136

Squirrels Birds China Bears 136

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

For comparison , the System is much smaller than the Bureau of Land Management (about 247 million) and the Forest Service (192 million), but slightly larger than the National Park Service (80 million). Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. These protected areas are not merely convenient, they are essential.

Wildlife 189

Wildlife Grizzly Bear Puerto Rico United States 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was among the first 75 species listed for protection, the so-called “Class of 1967”. Part of its obscurity is due to the fiercely protective relationship Cologne has with its beer.

California Condor 103

California Condor Oregon California Zoos 103

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

My attention was drawn upward by the elegant flying-knife form of an Osprey bearing a large fish. Harassed by the Ravens, it landed on a snag halfway up the cliff and hunched over its prize protectively. If the Osprey made the Ravens look big, the Eagle shrunk them down by comparison.

Bald Eagle 165

Bald Eagle Eagles Fish Bears 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2011

btw, I promote equality in all ways, but I don’t bend over backwards protecting any either.&# I travel more than the average bear and I can say that unless I’m in Central America…TSA agents are a mixed bag of race. Ever wonder what ethnicities have the highest crime rates? you guessed it.

Laws 225

Laws Colorado America Kazakhstan 225

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

For we must realize that the question is whether this justifies the eating of animals in comparison with alternatives. Utilitarians persuaded of the leading premise here should, I think, be willing to pay the higher prices, and to plump for protections of animals of the kind in question. And the other is taking up vegetarianism.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Morals Vegetarian Cooking Slaughter 40