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How to Bird the Colibri Cafe at Cinchona, Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Nevertheless, techniques, recommendations, and ethical behavior are often suggested, these are some ideas on how to watch birds at the Colibri Cafe: Claim a seat out back, in the outdoor part of the cafe. However, if you can’t get a seat out back, no worries, just sit inside while enjoying home-cooked country fare.

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On Flourless Cakes and Injuries

Animal Person

Though I have never had an issue with gluten, I have decided to lower my intake of it as an experiment, just to see if I feel any kind of difference. In fact, I'm going to make either cookies or scones later today because I cooked way, way too many black-eyed peas and I don't want them to go to waste. I may never use flour again.

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On Vegan Grenades

Animal Person

And four long years later he said: "The only reason I still eat animals is because you keep buying them and cooking them for me." I'm no prize to be married to, but I do shop and cook and bake and forward links from The Discerning Brute. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. That was some very lengthy lag time.

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Operation Nix-the-Petting-Zoo, Part Deux

Animal Person

Here's what I learned and will do: Though I recently ended a complete nightmare of an experience on a couple of boards of directors and have sworn off them, I might have to get involved, perhaps at the committee level. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Language animal rights BBQ petting zoo pony rides veganism.

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Birding for the Curious: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Finding owls is the occasion to discuss the ethics of playback. This is their first title that is not a cook or crafts book, and I hope there will be more. We need more publishers of quality birding books and more birder-writers offering fresh views, sharing their experiences, covering new, niche subjects.

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

If a person is in a discipline in which he or she is attempting to understand a culture or wants to experience a culture, vegetarianism is nearly impossible. When I do cook it (which is maybe once every two weeks), I try to be a responsible as possible. bjb Note from KBJ: Thanks for writing, Brad.

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

Animal Ethics

And, of course, by experimenting with all sorts of new vegan dishes, you will be learning a new healthier way of cooking and eating. When looking for ways to better ourselves in the New Year, we should look for ways to better ourselves physically, emotionally, and ethically.

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