10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

For now, I present a story of an excellent day''s birding on a visit to Los Angeles last week.]. There are two excellent things about birding Los Angeles County: the weather is always beautiful (well, maybe hot, but I’m one of those no-humidity=great weather people) and the diverse range of birding habitats.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2012

I could go for the American Dipper that was reported in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles. Sadly, just as the sun fought through the heavy clouds and rain, a Red-tailed Hawk with a kill in its talons flew into the tree right next to the redstart. Neither of those obstacles were obstacles I was willing to try to surmount.

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San Marino Los Angeles Birds Laws 105

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

So here is an even more modest proposal than roasting Fido: Try eating only what animals you are willing to kill with your own hands. The fury this meal caused my friends and family back in America motivated me to examine whether eating any animal was justified. Elaine Livesey-Fassel Los Angeles Howland Northport, N.Y.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Plain Sunbird is the plain vanilla version of the otherwise often very colorful family (ok, a very low-budget sort of joke). They quote Yascha Mounk: “At its best, it [nationalism] can inspire a white Christian living in rural Tennessee to feel special concern for a Hispanic atheist living in Los Angeles—and vice versa.”

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 185

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It was Los Angeles, after all, where mileage has no bearing on time, but where time was precious for my little rescue on this crystal morning. They pointed out the puncture wounds, likely infected with bacteria that could quickly kill. It’s tribal and familial. I scrambled for a box. They simply helped me with my bird.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Wildlife Rehabilitation 212

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Vuelta Los Angeles. Bravo if you have.

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