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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Unlike some of us who started birding in midlife, Rogers brings to her new passion an adventurous history of a life lived outdoors–rock climbing (serious rock climbing, not in a gym), kayaking, ballooning, environmental stewardship, time in Alaska and Antarctica–which she uses to inform her new birding experiences. Rogers can.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

10,000 Birds

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.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

Very importantly, the breast-feeding years create emotional security in the child through the many hours of intimate contact with the mother. (Dr. Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. Breast milk not only contains nutrients, but also antibodies that bolster the baby's immune system. How sick and twisted is that.

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