10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide presents both sides of the artistic equation–lovely prints and water colors of 88 (or so) North American birds of the Pacific Northwest; commentary on how the author/artist created the images; and lessons on how to draw and paint birds in various media.

Birds 155

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 155

Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

On the contrary, it is unwittingly to voice the very prejudices it has been the object of the present work to identify and refute. Moral philosophy is no substitute for political action. Still, it can make a contribution.

Animal Rights Movement 40

Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Los Angeles 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Man-hunting is ruled out as a sport but not, at least with the same degree of unanimity, fox or bird hunting. In all these cases, of course, a minority opinion would support laws which go further than the present laws in limiting the circumstances in which men are entitled to cause pain to animals.

Animal Cruelty 40

Animal Cruelty 2004 Cruelty Vivisection 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2022

There is precious little ABA content for novice birders, and no single publication that covers the basics and presents an entry point for birding (and early ABA membership). But as far as I can tell, nobody advocates for birders, so lands are opened to hunting and fishing , but not birding, photography, and other non-consumptive uses.

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Advocacy Wildlife Portland Science 220

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

Serbia 202

Serbia Montenegro Greece Bulgaria 202

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds. Although the larger, edible birds are all but gone from most of Ghana’s forests, as mentioned, the birding was superb.

Ghana 196

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 196

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. In his fresh and candid first post (available here ), Jonathan admitted that he is struggling with the issue of ethical vegetarianism.

Factory Farm 40

Factory Farm Factory Farming Morals Meat 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In fact, John MacKinnon (of “Guide to the Birds of China”) in a recent Shanghai presentation called it “not a real woodpecker at all”, and while he is wrong about that, I sort of see his point. This bee-eater is another bird species with a somewhat underwhelming work ethic. So, what you see here is a female.

Woodpeckers 217

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 217