10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2014

There are Double-crested Comorants , of course, but it’s not Florida unless you have Anhingas bellied up to the shoreline drying their wings like absurdly proportioned chickens. The possibility of finding a gator of a size that could due any human beyond a toddler any harm is slim in a place like this.

Florida 167

Florida Alligators Birds United States 167

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2011

Peterson’s big idea, succinctly stated on page 68, is as follows: “I believe that morality appears as a predictable response to group living, and we can therefore expect to see clear signs of full moral behavior appearing much, much earlier than the recent start of human evolution.&#

Morals 110

Morals Animal Humane Research 110

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

Latimer refers to his previous two posts where he has "documented the ethical and moral shallowness of the 'animal rights' credo itself, which is based more on an anti-human self hatred, taking the form of a 'moral' squeamishness concerned more with stamping out human 'cruelty,' no matter what the social or economic costs might be.

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2022

It is also documented on video. About the Green-winged Pytilia , the HBW entry includes the harrowing “Popular cagebird, large numbers of which are captured and exported; mortality during shipment high” Humanity can be a scarce resource in humankind. I tried the same line of argument in high school, did not help me much.

Birds 147

Birds Africa Eagles Barn Owls 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

There is a lot more to tell: descriptions of remote villages, delicous exotic food, unusual exotic food, going hungry, preparations for treks into isolated jungle areas (does one buy Quaker Oats or a live chicken?), The books work best when the birding is coupled with the human element.

Hunters 192

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 192