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On Betraying Your Family

Animal Person

Yesterday, in the comments of An Affront to the Idea of Family , Brian wrote: I understand your concern for those cows that were beat by that man and the unfortunate death of all the cows that died in the snow storm. I am always working for the best environment and the most comfortable situation for my cows, who I consider part of my family.

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The Too-Friendly Scrub Jays of Cruickshank Sanctuary

10,000 Birds

Fortunately for attendees, there are around 60 family groups of the charismatic and affable birds scattered throughout the Brevard County area, and many of the field trips at the festival run across them at various times. Florida Scrub-Jays have extraordinarily specific habitat requirements, or at least it seems that way now.

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Humane Society Calls for Refuge for 9 Chimps

Critter News

This is the same place that was nailed by a Humane Society undercover investigation. The Humane Society wants 9 chimps that are not being "used" as part of experiments to be released to a sanctuary. Tags: chimpanzees animal research humane society chimp haven new iberia research center primates. Interesting.

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Grassy Green Space in the Central Valley- Trash Habitat or Prime Real Estate for Oddball Birds?

10,000 Birds

A few spots manage to persist and welcome them in this human-dominated landscape. In the erstwhile sanctuary, common species like Red-billed Pigeon , Blue-black Grassquit , and Rufous-collared Sparrow abound. It’s exodus for survival or wilt and starve in the concrete. It now occurs in various sites in the Central Valley.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

10,000 Birds

For many women, pregnancy gives them a burst of energy, the joy of creating new life the boost they need to continue their daily activities while growing a human inside them. Quick trips to Wakulla Springs State Park, the Alafia Bird Bank Sanctuary, and St. Not so much. I did not fall into that category. And the third trimester?

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Paradise Shelducks (Tadorna variegata)

10,000 Birds

This is brought about by a visit to Karori Wildlife Sanctuary/Zealandia, where I was able to catch up with the ducklings that I first saw back in the spring. Dad with the family a few months ago. Just a quick post today to appreciate one of New Zealand’s most attractive birds, the Paradise Shelduck. The female.

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

10,000 Birds

Instead, the film focuses on the importance of the Rio Grande delta as a migratory corridor and the different ways in which ornithologists, biologists, bird surveyors, banders, sanctuary guides, hawk counters, and birders contribute to creating safe places for migrating and residential birds (and also insects, reptiles, and mammals).

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