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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

There are charismatic birds like Barrow’s Goldeneye, Evening Grosbeak, Red and White-winged Crossbills; mysterious seabirds like Leach’s Storm-Petrel; ‘little brown jobs’ like Winter Wren and Nelson’s Sparrow; a treasury of warbler species, 27 in all, many state breeders. ” birders tell me.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

I have all four of his field guides on my bookshelf; I enjoy their friendly, informative approach and identification aids (cheat sheets! 154, photo by Jacob Spendelow Earley is an experienced, adroit writer and easily incorporates important information, enthusiasm and a sense of fun into the text. Bohemian Waxwing, p. Boreal Owl, p.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

But maybe bringing up a cuckoo brings good karma, who knows … After the initial posting, Andrew Bailey informed me that after a split, the babbler above is now Grey-hooded Babbler. Yes, you can get that information! This bee-eater is another bird species with a somewhat underwhelming work ethic.

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On Bestiality

Animal Person

One good acquaintance I could probably call a friend is an ethics professor who flies back and forth from Texas to China frequently argued in a group pertaining to bestiality. I leave you with one last set of factual information. People who are breeders use racks to allow a male animal mounting the female without damage.

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November is. Awareness Month

Animal Person

My inbox this month has informed me that November is Vegan Awareness Month! Who knew November was such a potentially-informative month? As a vegan, part of what I believe is that bringing animals onto this planet to use them as food or as pets isn't ethical. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Every time someone buys a puppy or kitten from a breeder, a shelter animal loses its chance at a home and pays with its life. Breeders kill shelter animals’ chances to find good homes. July 31, 2007 The writer is the director of Domestic Animals and Wildlife Rescue & Information for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.