10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Usually not one to chicken out, the worried and concerned looks on their faces told me not to ignore the advice. Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. My hosts, obviously knowing their countrymen better than I do, strongly advised me not to get out of the car. I can recommend it.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 176

Animal Person

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

But as Cohen experiences, humans don't live "in theory." The theory that the mind finds inescapably well-formulated is often overwhelmed and overturned by human emotions. I repeat: If you eat meat (I'd say: products that come from animals) , you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (i.e.,

Pigs 100

Pigs Dogs Meat Ethics 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. This is a sampling of the literary array Rogers has gathered from birders who write and writers who love birds. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 198

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

It was a heart-pounding scene straight out of Jurassic Park, an odd experience for a laid-back pursuit like birding. I traveled to the other side of the world just to see a chicken! I wrote about the experience here. This may sound mundane, but my Best Bird of the Year is a species we all know quite well in one form or another.

2012 155

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 155

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?), Kingbird Highway is a great read because it is also a classic story of a young man growing up.

Hunters 202

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 202

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Unfortunately, switching from red meat to chicken does not help very much. Chicken actually has just as much cholesterol as beef (about 100 milligrams of cholesterol in a 4-ounce serving) and almost as much fat. Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken.

Animal 40

Animal Meat Cows District of Columbia 40