10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2023
As you can tell from this post starting with leaf warblers, the ornithological equivalent of watching paint dry (ok, a bit unfair and not really a good comparison anyway, but hey, write your own blog if you do not like mine). As penitence, they sometimes force themselves to eat items that look as disgusting as possible, as shown below.
Animal Person
AUGUST 5, 2009
Twice in the past 24 hours (once here and once on Stephanie's blog, in the comments )I have come across the following statement: "[insert animal here] are safe from predators, get fed regularly, and are better off on farms than if they were in 'the wild.'" Besides, we have choices.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
’ Ted Floyd is probably best known as the editor of Birding magazine, the informative, handsome periodical of the American Birding Association, and as the author of many ABA Blog posts. (In Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests. Not this one though.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2022
Do you really need to have Kai’s birding experience further detailed not just by month but a level below? For example, without this blog, would you know that the Barn Swallows of Nanhui are now having their own housing boom, ignorant of the overinvestment that has characterized China’s construction industry?
Animal Person
OCTOBER 18, 2009
It's humbling to experience all of this for the first time in my nearly 43 years, from the showering in the morning and donning fancy clothes and make up, to commuting with thousands of my closest friends, to having to hire people to walk my dogs and spend time with them because I'm not home during the day. But something else has happened.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 18, 2006
First of all, I would like to thank Keith for inviting me to be a part of this blog. Keith has not only been my favorite Philosophy professor that I have studied under during the course of my college experience, but my favorite professor in general. Currently, I do not believe that killing an animal is prima facie morally wrong.
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