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CBC in Paradise

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By this time the sun was already stinging any exposed skin, as idyllic as the location was the white sand and azure water only served as reflectors, adding to the sensation of being mildly cooked as we counted birds. The Peregrine Falcon after its fleeting interaction with the Merlin.

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Plague of Summer’s End: An Ode to the Carolina Grasshopper

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Cattle Egrets might well get them when they leap out of the way of our domestic replacement bison. note: if you decide to snack on Carolina grasshoppers, or any other grasshoppers, be sure to cook them thoroughly. The Swainson’s Hawk is called Grasshopper Hawk for a reason. They can carry parasites to humans.

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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bobolink Saison

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And of course, there are Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ) and several species of cowbirds that rarely stray too far from livestock. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too. Of course, at Birds and Booze we advise limiting one’s ingestion of “Bobolinks” to this excellent saison.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is argued that beef cattle and hogs are protein factories in reserve. In order to produce one pound of beef, cattle eat approximately sixteen pounds of grain; and in order to produce six pounds of pork or ham, hogs eat approximately six pounds of grain. The proponent of the argument wants to stop replacing them when they die.

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Collaborative List – February 2019

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Cook’s Swift – Apus cooki. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Rio Sarapiqui – Rancho Magallanes restaurant. 01 Feb 2019. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Amaranth Hotel, 8, Amphoe Bang Phli TH-Samut Prakan (13.6465,100.7153). 18 Feb 2019.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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Cook’s Swift – Apus cooki. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Amaranth Hotel, 8, Amphoe Bang Phli TH-Samut Prakan (13.6465,100.7153). 18 Feb 2019. Pacific Swift – Apus pacificus. Bukit Tinggi. 02 Mar 2019.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cook’s Swift – Apus cooki. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019. Cinnamon Hummingbird – Amazilia rutila. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019. 03 Jan 2019.

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