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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

They may have no idea what they’re doing, but their compassion overrides their doubt. And like humans, if a wild animal is injured he needs to be treated by a licensed medical person, not a well-intentioned accountant, plumber, or six year old child. And sometimes they even give us money, which elevates them to sainthood.

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A Trip to an Animal Lab

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This adorable poster that draws you in to the sweet faces of these animals basically proclaims that it is a good thing to use their bodies for medical research, which almost always leads to pain and death. It certainly doesn't fill me with confidence in these people's skills in compassion and humane care. It was a jarring moment.

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March by Goethe

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Goethe is generally referred to as the world’s “last universal genius&# , as he was a leading authority in all scientific and philosophic fields, e.g. poetry, literature, philosophy, medical sciences, anatomy, physics, maths, and also – yes – biology. Thanks for visiting!

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Packing for a birding trip

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Optics is never checked-in and it always travels with me.

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A Problem with Gulls

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Mayr technically studied medical sciences, but he was a true and fanatic/fantastic birder and this was the reason for him choosing Greifswald over any other university – he wanted to go birding there. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!

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