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Twitching a Gray Kingbird in New York

10,000 Birds

We also were amazed by the sheer volume of road kill we saw, something that Anthony detailed in his blog post , which I highly recommend you read, about the day. Well, it was beautiful to humans in those conditions but apparently not for a kingbird, which took advantage of the break in the cool and rainy conditions to skedaddle.

New York 101
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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. Over 95% of all animals raised for food in the U.S. The above argument/rationalization is problematic in numerous respects, but I will focus on only two.