10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.

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Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Of course, this factoid should be presented with a photo of a male, not a female rosefinch. That paper raises an interesting question: “When less attractive people accept less attractive dates, do they persuade themselves that the people they choose to date are more physically attractive than others perceive them to be?

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Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 186

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2020

But when raised, they seem to have a sort of weird cape. In other words, they never raise their own young. Instead, they lay their eggs in other species’ nests, and let those nest-making birds (often significantly smaller than the cowbirds) raise their young. But in most light, they appear to have a shiny black color.

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Birds Blackbirds Mexico Cattle 153

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2021

One Oriental Pratincole of them was courageously raising its wings when I unknowingly drove towards its eggs – I reversed, but I am not so sure about the next person using that road … Being yelled at by the chick of an Oriental Pratincole. In contrast, the Common Terns present look much more elegant.

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Birds Uganda Breeding Rats 205

Animal Ethics

JUNE 4, 2009

Not only are they killed in cruel ways, but it is well documented that they are raised in ways that cause them great discomfort and agony. The question that must be raised, however, is how the conclusion not to eat meat follows from this. So, if one wants to change the present practice, the best means is to stop eating meat.

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Vegetarian Morals Protest Protesting 40

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

Of significance were the large number of White-necked Herons , which had taken to balancing on fence-lines, gates and any raised growth due to the flooded land. The raised lumps on the horizon are termite mounds! We counted over three hundred of these birds within easy view and no doubt there were many more.

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Falcons Ducks Raised Cattle 157