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Best Bird of the Year 2011

10,000 Birds

I photographed this Guianan Cock-of-the-rock at a lek site near Surama, deep in the rainforest zone of Guyana, and my incredible experience with Andean Cock-of-the-rocks was at a display lek on the edge of the town of Jardin, in the coffee-belt of Colombia, both just incredible birds that make the heart soar with joy!

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314 U.S. Bird Species Threatened — Many with Extinction — by Global Warming

10,000 Birds

In June, I visited North Dakota for the first time. The experience was marvelous — but it also weighed heavily on me. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. That’s one of my photos above.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas. Sadly, Gillette's experience is not unique. When breast-feeding is not possible, commercial soy formulas are nutritionally adequate. Aside from the colic-inducing proteins that bother many children on cow's milk formulas, cow's milk is a common cause of allergies.

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