10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

Today, we know a little more, such as the fact that an eagle couple produces one egg every two years, but numbers remain low, too low. And, he tells us about the time he was attacked by a parent Philippine Eagle as he handled an egg at the nest, hundreds of feet above the ground. This film could not be made without them.

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Eagles Philippines Eggs Birds 203

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The lengthy Introduction gives both a personal history and a global history of birds and art, including brief profiles of John James Audubon and the far lesser known Genevieve Estelle Jones, who conceived of a book eventually called Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio in the late 19th century.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 148

Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Yet he spends time describing the miserable deaths of day-old male chicks and understands what happens in dairy production, and I assume he doesn't partake of anyone's eggs or milk. And what follows, as you might imagine, is his support of "ethical meat" (for those who insist on eating animals). But why does he say "vegetarian?"

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Factory Farm Factory Farming Animal Vegan 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Each year tens of thousands of these gulls go to the islands and each pair will lay three eggs. Most of these clutches of eggs will hatch to produce three fluffy and adorable chicks. By way of an example take the Western Gulls that I studied on the Farallon Islands in California.

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Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 262

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. The rooster watches over the flock protectively and often participates in a hen’s egg-laying ritual, an extremely important and private part of her life.

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New York Times New York Battery Cages Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. To assess their populations, draw their blood, test them for lead, and discover what kind of impact feeding on gut piles might have on these iconic raptors, particularly the young ones, as hunting season begins in Montana. Enough to draw the attention of a predator. I salute you.

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Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If the male’s color fades after the first egg, the female reacts by laying a smaller second egg – seemingly deciding that it is better to cut her losses as the male apparently is the avian equivalent of a deadbeat father. This bee-eater is another bird species with a somewhat underwhelming work ethic.

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Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 207