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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H. by John Bull and John Farrand, Jr.,

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

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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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Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. In addition, producing more meat worsens worldwide hunger and food insecurity by dedicating precious farmland and water resources to the production of animal feed. The idea that eggs from free-range chickens are somehow morally superior to other eggs is, frankly, weird.

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Bird Talk: An Exploration of Avian Communication–A Book Review

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I wish there was more discussion of research techniques and resources. It would love to read more about the ethical considerations that go into using playback for research purposes and how federal rules against playback affect research design. As most birders know, playback is controversial in the birding world.