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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

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Birding Fraser`s Hill

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If you like this kind of information – and who wouldn`t – I recommend the website where I found this, [link]. To be called Lesser Racquet-tailed Drongo – what does this do to the morale of a species? Want to see a bird shaped like an egg? A Little Pied Flycatcher , presumably waiting to catch a fly. A Long-tailed Sibia.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

10,000 Birds

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. Few hobbies place such value on the written knowledge contained in books as does birding.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Most interesting for me was the mental lock most people have that we vegans are always looking to break or find the key to: Why do good people who understand what happens to animals for unnecessary products such as “steak” or eggs, continue to consume such things? The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure. All day long.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Her use of the term food “fashion” is appropriate: many people today do not make informed choices about their diet; rather, they are influenced by trends, advertising and the political correctness of food. It is well settled that a balanced diet of these foods provides the same essential amino acids that Nina Planck finds in an egg.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Pectoral Sandpiper – Calidris melanotos. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond, north end. 12 Aug 2017. 31 Jan 2017.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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There may be a bit of backroom competition by the beats as only the first of the species will be noted on the list, but with a little delving, there is more information here than we first realised. Big Egg Marsh. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Big Egg Marsh. Unexpectedly, every entry can be highlighted as a link.

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