10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2018

The end of August, which often seems synonymous with the end of summer, evokes an entire spectrum of emotion, from sweet to bitter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Birders, however, approach that wistful moment with more excitement than, say, school children.

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 16, 2023

Elephants are one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet, renowned for their incredible memory and emotional intelligence. The Research on Elephant Self-Awareness In the 2000s, a team of researchers led by Diana Reiss conducted a series of experiments on Asian elephants using the mirror test.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Alas, we’re also intimately acquainted with darker emotions; the lust in our hearts alone (for lifers and optics, naturally) exacts a heavy emotional toll.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2021

Like the best Big Year books, Adventures of a Louisiana Birder has a deeply personal layer to the bird quest, in this case experiences of danger and recovery, frailty and loss, mourning and hope. I think this is unique in the Big Year Narrative genre and I appreciate it.

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Critter News

MAY 5, 2011

Well, you know how they are.going for the emotion and oversimplifying the issue. How many of these experiments are even necessary? Certainly not showing what they do, how they are funded and how the licensing of their "altruistic" work nets them a tidy sum. This billboard poses the issue as an either/or.save the child or the rat.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Expert cites scientifically-proven therapeutic, physical and emotional health benefits of loving and caring for a pet. But, pets also become bona fide family members with which we establish genuine relationships—incomparable emotional bonds that can have extraordinarily positive physical and psychological impacts on humans.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2021

You truly cannot experience the Gray-barred Wren without hearing the raucous calls shared among group members of this highly-social species. That emotional connection earned it my #2 spot. But it is a favorite of mine for one reason: it is one bird that will happily dialog with me if I whistle its song. The site is much-degraded now.)

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This is a topic fraught with the danger of cliche, but Rogers knows how to use the essay form to tell a good story and convey the magic of emotional and worldview change. In Learning the Birds: A Midlife Adventure , Susan Fox Rogers offers a series of elegantly written essays on learning to bird.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. Every other year or so, we experience the lightest of frosts, nothing killing, and our warmest temperatures (in the 80s and 90s) occur in late spring.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Towards this end, experiments on living animals in classrooms should be stopped. To encourage cruelty in the name of science can only destroy the finer emotions of affection and sympathy, and breed an unfeeling callousness in the young towards suffering in all living creatures. -- Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Failed to ensure that experiments minimized discomfort, distress and pain to the animals. In one case, up to 17 kittens from three litters died or were euthanized -- with no experiment data generated -- after injections to induce hydrocephalus. "It's a remarkably banal list of ordinary events in an animal-care facility."

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Reddit Animals

APRIL 11, 2023

" However, various lines of scientific & behavioral research show that reptiles not only feel pain & experience stress the same way mammals & birds do, but that they are also likely capable of a range of emotions including anxiety, distress, excitement, fear, frustration, pain, stress, and suffering.

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Animal Person

MAY 13, 2009

You can learn yoga, Pilates and meditation , and after having meditated for nearly two decades I can say that, for instance, the " Meditation on Emotions " is a perfect introduction to meditation and is actually very much like what I do at least a couple of times a week. I sometimes experience despair thinking about all of the suffering.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 3, 2010

When there is a physical or emotional issue within the body, the chakras will become blocked and energy will not flow properly. Reiki works to alleviate the emotional and physical issues within animals and humans, bringing harmony and balance.??Sometimes, Reiki helps balance animals physically, mentally and emotionally.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 30, 2011

Rarely do shelters know anything about the dog’s history when they first come in and the longer a dog lives at the shelter the more impact it will have on their emotional well-being. The longer a dog is at the shelter the more it will impact their emotional state. 1) What is the dog’s temperament?

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Animal Person

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

But as Cohen experiences, humans don't live "in theory." The theory that the mind finds inescapably well-formulated is often overwhelmed and overturned by human emotions. I repeat: If you eat meat (I'd say: products that come from animals) , you cannot logically find it morally or ethically repugnant to eat a particular meat (i.e.,

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Critter News

DECEMBER 10, 2009

My hands-on experience is with small mammals/critters and cats. In many ways, they are probably easier to change because they don't have the same emotional baggage. I learned a lot from this episode. I don't know much about dogs other than what I read. I think food aggression is just an excuse to make space for the next animal.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

U PCOMING THEME: Animals For an upcoming issue, we're seeking new essays about the bonds--emotional, ethical, biological, physical, or otherwise--between humans and animals. In my inbox yesterday evening was the following from the Associate Editor of Creative Nonfiction .

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 8, 2012

Some dogs may experience a false pregnancy after every heat term because they have such strong mothering instincts that trick her into thinking she is actually going to give birth. The experience of false pregnancy can be very emotionally challenging for your dog. False pregnancy symptoms may begin 8-12 weeks after the estrus period.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”. Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility.

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Animal Person

JULY 15, 2009

Moving people along is more art than science, and for some people it's far more emotion-based than logic-based. In my experience, knowing your audience and tailoring your approach (but not the substance of your message), is what converts people to veganism. when they're ready. What are your thoughts?

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2009

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals. They shared with me that they have the ability to sense our emotions and feelings. They will have the opportunity find a forever home, experience unconditional love or transition to the Other Side.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 30, 2011

What you need to know about fostering pets: Time and resources – A person or family must have the time, room and resources to dedicate to a foster pet in order for it to be a positive experience for all parties involved.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2019

The best moments are when the film simply lets the images do the work and we watch the eagles soar, hunt, and take care of their nest and their totally adorable eaglet, composer David Majzlin’s original music echoing our emotions of wonder. Personally, I would prefer simply the sounds of the rainforest.) Tampos, G., & Salvador, D.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 21, 2012

-Amy Clampitt in “A Hermit Thrush” Not only are their songs of superior quality, but the setting of beautiful parks, clear lakes, and sparkling streams combine with the music to give it an emotional quality that could not prevail under more prosaic surroundings. Surely then, if ever, one listens to the music of the stars.

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

Like other mammals, they are capable of strong emotions. The natural experiment must have been tried very infrequently, at least recently. If they are "only" animals, if they are beasts which abstract not, then my comparison is a piece of sentimental foolishness. But chimpanzees can abstract. They have certainly committed no crimes.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

In Better Living Through Birding , Chris tells us stories of his life, a very unique life, but he also crafts his experiences so we can relate to them as birders and as people. Because being a birder means you experience life through that framework. And, as he did a decade ago, the joys and benefits of birding.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

It was bit of a traumatic experience for me and I vowed to never own an animal again. When I was 12-years-old, my 6 pound Chihuahua was involved in a tragic fatal accident. About 15 years later I finally began to have a change of heart.

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Animal Person

JULY 21, 2010

Doing a blood glucose curve at the vet isn't necessarily best, as emotions do play a part in the blood glucose puzzle and they are different while at the vet. The following factors affect blood glucose: emotions, exercise, food and insulin. My experience, because I test frequently, was relatively uneventful.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 7, 2012

For your pet, getting stuck in the pet door could ruin their pet door experience permanently. ??In Don’t scold your pet if they do not take to the door right away, it will only lead your pet to have negative emotions about the pet door. ??It Right Size Matters. It is best to set a time for training and limit it to about 10 minutes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Some kittens will have certain things that they do when they are happy or when they want attention, for example, and by observing this behavior you will be able to pinpoint your kitten’s emotions better throughout its life, which is a wonderful bond that you can share. Grooming is a fantastic bonding experience for you and your kitten.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. It’s very hard to organize the many ways in which human beings relate to avian beings into comprehensible text.

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Animal Person

JUNE 8, 2009

Beloved family pet Dalmatian, Pepper, is stolen, and after several weeks of searching is discovered to have been experimented on at a hospital and died on the table when researchers tried to implant her with an experimental cardiac pacemaker. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

Coming down from the emotional high we noticed our grumbling stomachs: time to eat. However, a mere 10 minutes later we got another male Red Crossbill singing from the top of a pine tree. That was undoubtedly the sighting of the day – this striking red bird in a white and dark green landscape. I am not a fan of American restaurants.

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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Key Features: Our app is designed to make your pet-loving experience more enjoyable and interactive. Send Reactions: Sometimes words aren't enough to express your emotions. Petigo is here to enhance that experience by connecting you with like-minded individuals who share your passion. Why Petigo?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It toyed with my emotions for many minutes before it eventually flew off. The experience emboldened me to revisit some of my older images, this snipe seen in January 2019 is clearly a Wilson’s Snipe as evidenced by the extensive black on its tertials. How can one not love that face?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. This is a sampling of the literary array Rogers has gathered from birders who write and writers who love birds. The essays range widely in place, bird, and voice, though the emphasis is on the North American.

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