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Just had my lifer Cinereous Vulture this morning

10,000 Birds

Stopping for a large cappuccino at a drive-in McDonalds en route, soon I entered a hamlet of a dozen family homes mixed with a dozen small apartment buildings. It is a former floodplain with arable fields intersected by numerous canals. Basically, for Operation Vulture I need a tractor.

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In defense of county listing

10,000 Birds

With a full-time job and a toddler at home, I find that paying attention to counties offers the opportunity to fill that competitive jones that so many birders feel without running deficits in time and money that would see me pushing the boundaries of my family’s patience.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

10,000 Birds

Horned Screamer Michael McDonald is a lot like Wile E Coyote and would like to see a Rufous-vented Ground-cuckoo ! Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family. My most-desired Brazilian bird? See who won the contest here!

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

Animal Ethics

According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. My emphasis] There are other reasons why families are looking more favorably at plant-based choices. Gillette was thrown off of the plane for breast-feeding her child.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

10,000 Birds

And indeed, the Tel Aviv McDonald’s does not sell any Hoopoe Burgers. Family ties are important. Discussing important topics in small groups. Minorities are also well-represented. Apparently, the Eurasian Hoopoe is listed in the Old Testament as unclean and forbidden food for Jews. And to end this post, a mammal.

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Proposal for the National Bird of Australia

10,000 Birds

The Torresian Crow – by Richard McDonald CC. This list has to have a representative of this most Australian of bird families, the honeyeaters. Pros – it’s about time a country picked a noble corvid as a national bird. Cons – might offend the crow-eaters (South Australians). The Noisy Miner.

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