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How to See Sunbitterns in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Those of us who raced bikes with banana seats through the streets of Niagara Falls, Cleveland, or Jackson shared space with Northern Cardinals and American Robins. This bird won’t really look like anything you have ever seen because it’s in a family all on its own. Is it a rail?

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German Birding Blitz

10,000 Birds

Andy Avram is a lifelong resident of northeastern Ohio, just east of Cleveland. Either that or having family friends in Germany. From the time he can remember, every camping, hiking, or simple trip outside was focused on finding wildlife with herps, mammals, birds and native fish as his primary interests.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

10,000 Birds

Like when Cleveland local Lebron James showed up in Miami and started playing basketball for the Heat. Veraguan Mango by Carlos Bethancourt Although the Neotropical region supports fewer bird families than Africa, there are considerably more bird species here than anywhere else on earth.

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Smoky in the Hearts of the Veterans

4 The Love Of Animals

Yes, responsible and caring individuals often treat them as family members, which seems essential and adorable. Wynne from Cleveland. However, sometimes it is difficult to recognize them just as pets, which preserve silence and follow their masters almost everywhere. Is it possible to observe some features of humans in their behavior?

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

10,000 Birds

When people like Arthur Cleveland Bent and John James Audubon would be envious of your skills, there is reason to rejoice. A profound and deep understanding of birds is hard to complain about. Granted, there are a lot of terminally-stupid dogs out there… but you know what I’m saying.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

Animal Ethics

So, we are given the "cull the herd for its own good" defense, or the "cull the herd to prevent automobile accidents" defense, or the "I hunt to put food on my family's table" defense. Dr. Dean Ornish has also documented the heart-protective effects of plant-based diets, as has Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic.