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Autumn colours

10,000 Birds

This year will be tough on many birds as further mudflat destruction to construct factories in China means that they may not be able to feed in areas that they have known in the past. Here is a little test-there are 6 species of shorebird in the photo-can you identify them? Hat-tip to Stella. Wicked, right?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Even “factory” agriculture has its limits. And it is not just at the slaughterhouses but at the factory farms where these animals are tortured from the very beginning of their lives to the horrible end. What we do to animals shows how we feel about other species. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Bertha Rogers Delhi, N.Y., 21, 2008