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A Morning of Birding in Costa Rica, July, 2020

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As the tide of climate disaster keeps rising, protests continue, and economies fall into recession, we move through time and space in a limbo of anxiety and uncertainty. These colorful, chicken-like birds creep through the thick streamside vegetation and insists on persisting in an urban landscape.

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PETA Among Groups Spied on by Maryland State Police

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PETA was labeled a "security threat group" in April 2005, and by July police were looking into a tip that the group had learned about a failing chicken farm in Kent County and planned on "protesting or stealing the chickens." Nobody did. Very casually dressed must mean cotton dockers and an off white shirt.

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On Objections to Slaughterhouses Not Sandwich Shops

Animal Person

Briefly: Zoning board in Buffalo unanimously approved plans for a slaughterhouse (as in, a place where chickens, goats, lambs and calves will be killed and chopped up). Felicia Horton inquires/protests: "If they're cutting up [animals], are you going to want to come up front an eat some meat?"

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The 2016 AOU Supplement and the Costa Rica Bird List

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In keeping with the subject, here are the splits in taxonomic order: Gray-necked Wood-Rail – Neotropical bird lists are in for a major name change with this one because this widespread, common, dramatic rail that occasionally pretends to be a chicken is no more!

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

Yes, they post things on their websites and magazines for the benefit of the true believers, but we don't often see them protesting outside the local shoe store to get free television coverage by spray painting a working mom's new pair of sensible leather shoes. Why do you suppose that is?

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. The simple fact is this; by protesting the removal of harmful non-native species, they are supporting the unnecessary deaths and even extinction of many species.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests.

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