10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2022

. “I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover.

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Woodpeckers South Africa China Singapore 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. The Woodstream Corporation has a number of brands, one of which is Perky-Pet , a major player in the bird feeding industry. Yet innovation evidently continues.

Seals 176

Seals 2000 Branding Pets 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2020

Whiskey Month at Birds and Booze: This January, Birds and Booze at 10,000 Birds is setting its sights on whiskeys all month long. In the above preface to Whiskey Month at Birds and Booze, we’re promised “rugged Celtic landscapes of Scotland and Ireland and the birds that inhabit them”.

Ireland 201

Ireland Branding Species Industry 201

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

I travel for birding. I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I would share with you some essentials I think any birder should plan to have in their suitcase–no matter where they are visiting. I’ve never regretted any of these items being in my suitcase.

Birds 260

Birds North Dakota Florida Soreing 260

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2013

With that error comes the conversation about the various merits of different brands of camera and then the inevitable request for a bit of advice. I am assuming that many readers (most of you being birders) have tried taking pictures of birds in flight. This will allow you to chase the birds more easily and keep them in frame.

Branding 161

Branding Adoptable Suffering Raised 161

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

The reason that the industry is losing the argument is quite simple: There is no ethical justification for causing an animal to suffer unnecessarily. The industry is losing that argument in some segments of society, he said." There is no ethical justification for treating an animal inhumanely for no good reason.

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40