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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I wish I had read this book. Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. The book was originally published in 2006 as Galápagos: A Natural History with John Kricher as the sole author.

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Chongming Island in winter

10,000 Birds

The many small ponds and waterways attract quite a few ducks, though presumably due to their China experience, they are extremely wary of people. Probably self-help books for birds therefore emphasize the need to enjoy the moment, whenever you can. It seems this Eurasian Hoopoe has read some of these books.

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What’s Up with the ABA?

10,000 Birds

T]he Association had suffered net losses and has a net deficiency in net assets that raise substantial doubt as its ability to continue as a going concern.”. There are countless field guides and other birding books, websites, blogs, tour companies, and podcasts. If anything, birders confront too much information rather than not enough.

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Birding a monastery: Zhaga, Western Sichuan

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So, maybe not be the best place to visit for monks suffering from depression. My extensive birding experience allows me to be very confident that the bird below is a Rosefinch. But it seems the birds like this habitat, probably as this is a rare more open area on these otherwise mostly heavily forested hills. It is indeed rufous-ish.

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The Book That Saved Derrick Jensen's Life

Animal Person

The book, which I have not read, that saved Derrick Jensen 's life is called The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith, who was a vegan for 20 years, suffered serious medical problems, and started feeling better when she recommenced eating animals. Throughout the book, Keith mocks vegetarians and vegans.

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Savanna Nightjars prove that growing old is a process of becoming increasingly disillusioned

10,000 Birds

My life experience allows for a generally calm and balanced demeanor. This has allowed me to move from having an opinion to owning the truth in all that I say, and being invariably correct in all that I do, regardless of what others say or write – be it in casual conversations, books, or in scientific publications.

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On PF Changs and Vegan Authors

Animal Person

The PF Chang update, in case you haven't seen the response from the restaurant , is thus, once you incorporate the actual experiences of vegans who have gone through something similar with the restaurant: If you don't eat non-vegan sugar, there aren't many options. You are preventing untold exploitation and suffering by tackling them.

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