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CBC in Paradise

10,000 Birds

A Spectacled Thrush foraged among the leaf litter. A pair of Yellow Warblers hunted insects in the canopy, and a Northern Waterthrush did the same just over the surface of the water. This endearing and very familiar species grabbed the attention of all present, including the official event photographer from the THA!

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Groups Urge FDA Ban on Feeding Chicken Feces to Cows.Wait, WHAT???

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the nation's largest restaurant user of beef, also wants the FDA to prohibit the feeding of so-called poultry litter to cattle. A coalition of food and consumer groups that includes Consumers Union and the Center for Science in the Public Interest has asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban the practice. McDonald's Corp.,

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Birding beyond Brisbane

10,000 Birds

As we travelled around the hinterland we discovered that the Cattle Egret in that area of Queensland were with the cattle! Cattle Egret and cattle. The absolute highlight was when I heard leaf litter being thrown about. Australian Bustard and cattle. Shorebird roost at Toorbul.

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