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Castellare di Castellina: Chianti Classico (2019)

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But I must admit, I enjoyed my bottle with a meal that required no butchery whatsoever, either by bird or man – a nice vegetarian mushroom ragù with pasta. Chianti classico is reckoned to be an ideal partner for Florentine steak, but it’s also just a great food-friendly wine in general. Good birding and happy drinking!

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What is the State Bird of New Jersey?

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They are a brilliant yellow during breeding season and a faded gold in the winter, but even in their duller plumage can still can pop against a snowy winter scene. Unlike many other songbirds, these goldfinches subsist entirely on a vegetarian, seed-based diet.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 4 of 13

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For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. If so, the lactovo vegetarian should have no qualms about someone’s eating such legs. But keep in mind that many lactovo vegetarians care about how animal products are produced, not just the fact that they are animal products.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 10 of 13

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For an explanation of this feature, click on “Moral Vegetarianism” at the bottom of this post. Would they have the right to treat you as you treat animals you breed, keep, and kill for food? Tags: Moral Vegetarianism.

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Birding the Bear Mountain of Serbia

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Okay, Brown Bears here are 90% vegetarians, but I don’t think it would be smart to call them that to their face. Birds to see There are 139 bird species recorded within the national park, 96 of them breeding in recent years. Distribution of the European Crested Tit in the Tara NP in the breeding season (Rajkovic and Pantovic).

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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

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Locals being vegetarians, why are there no birds? Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Red-wattled Lapwings are still numerous, but Sociables are still missing. Sam claims that they are always there, 26 of them only a week ago.

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Another Reason to Go Vegetarian

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The nearly constant exposure to low levels of antibiotics creates a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant bacteria to emerge. Better yet, go vegetarian and stop having to worry about poisoning yourself or a loved one. Nearly 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are fed to farm animals. We've seen this with E.