10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

It stops those thousands of migrating birds flying across the Gulf of Mexico and directs them right onto the trees, fields, sanctuaries, beaches along the Bolivar Peninsula, where they hopefully find food and fresh water. I imagined walking right up to them. This was the High Island Experience, I was told. American Avocets.

Houston 233

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 233

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

In a press statement released by the species, it says “We are proud to raise our own chicks and condemn the practice of some of our relatives to dupe other birds into becoming foster parents” During the lockdown here in my Shanghai apartment complex, the TV advertisements in the elevators were not changed for almost 3 months.

Singapore 147

Singapore Birds Mountain Goats Giraffes 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers. Kiva 78(1):37–60.

Turkey 216

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 216

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

If beef cattle who could not feel pain were developed, then it would be permissible to eat them. KBJ: Martin seems to think that people who abstain from meat on the ground that meat-eating causes pain would not eat “beef cattle” even if they could not feel pain. This brings us to the third attempt at justification. KBJ: Ditto.

Morals 40

Morals Vegetarian Meat Killing 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2023

Heron/Egret medley (yes, I know medleys suck, but without the aural component, they might just be ok): Black-crowned Night-heron … … Cattle Egret … … Chinese Pond Heron. When I am in the right mood (that is, probably the wrong mood, as not helpful for my own survival), such a sight can almost make me cry.

Birds 130

Birds China Taiwan Raised 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

Thankfully it did not last long and then brought some surprising birding opportunities that we normally only experience in our Wet Season. You could not leave the road due to the flooded land, but there was sufficient room to pull right over and observe the birdlife. The raised lumps on the horizon are termite mounds!

Falcons 157

Falcons Ducks Raised Cattle 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2022

I have written about the interesting sex life of these jacanas a few times already (short version: female mates with male, lays a bunch of eggs for him to incubate and raise the chicks, leaves him, finds another male, repeat). Once I am moderately successful, I often find such photos quite pleasing. but they do.

Birds 147

Birds China Eggs Breeding 147