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. Historically, my plant selection process has mostly been to try a bit of everything, let them fight among each other, and the plants that survive, while offering some visual interest, become the major players.

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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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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

It brims with humor, with depth, with emotion, and with deeply personal stories that transcend typical nature writing. Like Heinrich, Julie shares not only the stories that she wants to tell but also the thought processes that she went through to come to her conclusions.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Ever tech-savvy and always looking for new ways to reach those in need, Henry recently pioneered the development of the world’s first emotional bandage, an Apple iPad app entitled, “Ouch! Emotional bandage,” which conveys some of his lessons. Henry’s lessons are very simple: Hate is learned. You are not defined by what happens to you.

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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. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. They shared with me that they have the ability to sense our emotions and feelings.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2015

Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. We simply refuse to squee. Some people love books like that. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

Chris devotes time to making the Marvel workplace of the early 1990’s come to life–the personalities, the work process, the office politics, the fun. But before that, it was these feathered dreams that would carry me across the globe on adventures, in search of birds in faraway places. (p. It’s powerful writing.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

You can start the process by clicking here. I hasten to add that many of those staunch critics were and are, of course, among the people who feel most passionately about the organization and are most deeply invested in it emotionally. But overall, I was surprised to see the overwhelmingly positive body of feeling. Thanks, Jeff. Why not join?

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Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2011

Piety is the remedy for religious guilt, and to this emotion we are all witting or unwitting heirs. Bit by bit the news would get around, that there is a right and a wrong way to eat; and—failing some coup d’état by censorious vegetarians—the process would be set in motion, that would bring battery farming to an end.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

He was drawn to their innocence, and their pure emotions. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. We both loved them, but it was Peter who seemed to communicate with the animals on a deeper level than anyone else we knew. Please refer to the finished book for accuracy.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2011

Some ill-informed American wannabe birder pretended to “ clear things up &# recently – causing concerns and chaos in the process - but thankfully rational and science-based heads in Germany prevailed and delivered the hard facts in the case. Of course, and as usual, the UK birders are late to the party and just won’t get it.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It toyed with my emotions for many minutes before it eventually flew off. Complete resolution of the ID process is nowhere near though. We observed it stand and stare at us for quite some time before slinking away, fully embracing its nature as a snipe – a true creature of eternal mystery. How can one not love that face?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

Johnson does an excellent writing job here, balancing his emotional perspective, which has admittedly become obsessive, with a more balanced viewpoint that paints the characters he encounters with understanding, even when he is suspicious of them. If you thought birders could be weird, wait till you meet the fly tiers.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

The process took eight years and has since been duplicated all over the world with a variety of species, explained one of our guides … the genial and informative Dr. Kress himself. Fueled by Sue’s enthusiasm, our group crowded around excitedly but silently. It’s just …” one camper finally blurted out.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

This image (by Marius Coetzee) shows Adam Riley & David Hoddinott with a group in Nsuta Forest, a forest reserve that is in the process of being clear-felled and settled by subsistence farmers. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here. What are the chances of survival for these shy forest denizens?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

It is a deep intellectual and artistic exercise, which authentically captures my passion and emotion while watching birds. I sat for long hours along the road or on a mountain track, using my paint brushes and ink to catch the deep emotion and essence of those mountains, like in a Shanshui painting.

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