10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2020

And, on any other night, that could very well mean grouse is being served, as the Scottish table is famed for the bounty of its abundant fish and game. As a brand name, “The Famous Grouse” makes for a rather boastful claim – particularly with that obligatory definite article. Black Grouse by English artist Edward Lear (1812-1888).

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Sheep Branding Ireland Fowl 211

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

Little seemed to have changed, other than a brand new LEED-certified environmental center that had been built near the terminus of the protected area. A Green Heron stood stock-still as we passed, blending in with the raised oyster beds recently exposed by the retreating tidal waters.

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Virginia Branding 2013 Blackbirds 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2013

The piece describes why this corner of the world often has an attitude toward indiscriminate hunting that ranges from laissez-faire to Wild West, and also the toll that the ensuing slaughter takes on populations of birds that are protected in their northern European summer homes. Fish and Wildlife Service). **And

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Cambodia Slaughter Slaughtered Cyprus 145