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On Ducks and Geese

Animal Person

Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. This is Girlie Girl.

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On Dominance and Animal Birth Control

Animal Person

We are a far bigger problem on this planet than the (over)population of feral cats, elephants, Canada geese, or any other creature we "manage" or want to manage, "humanely" or otherwise. In my experience there are at least a handful of issues that involve compromise when the idea of veganism collides with real life.

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Roger Cohen Realizes Dogs=Pigs, Sort Of

Animal Person

But as Cohen experiences, humans don't live "in theory." When it comes to the legislation ( which may or may not mean anything for dogs and cats ), Cohen sides with the people who recognize that cats and dogs are no different from chickens and geese. Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Gray Matters. The theory is sound.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

10,000 Birds

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Share Your Thoughts « Domestic or Ganky Geese The Bluebird by John Burroughs » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

10,000 Birds

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. That is to say, all four of their toes are webbed. Australasian Darter ( Anhinga novaehollandiae ), Kakadu National Park, Australia © David J.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

10,000 Birds

The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Tags: best b , weekend • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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Orange-headed Thrush

10,000 Birds

Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Share Your Thoughts « A long way from nowhere Domestic or Ganky Geese » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. The former British colony’s Z.c. Thanks for visiting!

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