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All my patches

10,000 Birds

In the breeding season, some 50 species were recorded here, including Little Bittern and Golden Oriole , both unusually easy to see, as well as Ferruginous Duck , Red-backed Shrike and Penduline T**s that bred here this spring – but all I managed to see was their nest ( again ) and not the inhabitants!

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 4 of 13

Animal Ethics

Suppose someone enjoys drinking the blood of cattle and hogs. Suppose there was a breed of sheep that became very ill when the sheep’s fleece was removed; they did not function normally. If, on the other hand, the legs are produced in factory conditions, there is a moral objection. KBJ: Ditto. What is supposed to follow?

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

10,000 Birds

Beset by poaching by cattle ranchers, habitat loss, DDT, and lead poisoning (from consuming shotgun pellets embedded in the condor’s carrion fare), populations of this enormous New World vulture fell into a serious decline in the twentieth century. So, what is Kölsch, exactly?