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Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven”

10,000 Birds

’ Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning – little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door - Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as `Nevermore.’

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

10,000 Birds

Highlight was probably a White Throated Rock Thrush, but I’m regretting that I didnt try harder to see a Red Jungle Fowl that I heard. I always choose a target bird for my trips to Florida, which are mainly to visit with family, but I never ever dreamed that one of my FL Life Birds would be a MacGillivray’s.

2011 133
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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Suppose there is a man who wishes to end his life but regrets never having given his poor and hungry family any pleasure. The members of his family have no objections; on the contrary, they rather relish the idea. Tags: Moral Vegetarianism.

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La Vieille Ferme: Rouge (2016)

10,000 Birds

And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. It’s undoubtedly a familiar wine shop sight to many, distinguished not least of all by its affordable price tag. I suspect I won’t be the only one drinking French wine this weekend. So I survived. Good birding and drinking!

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