10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

They were, he reminisces, “sometimes distanced, sometimes brought closer by the 50 years between us.”. He ends this lovely book, in an Afterword, warning of various environmental dangers to seabirds, and his writerly tone here is perfect: serious, but not hysterical or preachy, with a gleam of hope evident.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As our hardcore group of birding attendees- will dwindle at some point, other groups perhaps more interested in the actors or a segment of more family oriented viewers will then take over from us. People will notice as the film racks up dollars. Advertisers will notice. “Hold it,” you stammer. “How will that help birders?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

Each year Hog Island offers programs, taught by a stellar staff of naturalists and artists, to groups of all kinds (teenagers, adults, families). Actually, I was bested by an entire group of teenagers, all gathered – along with 36 adults – on Hog Island , Audubon’s famous camp off the coast of Maine.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

So, the Eastern Kingbird ”is one of the Tyrant Flycatchers, Tyrannidae –America’s largest bird family–365 different species.” And, unlike a field guide, Birds & Words is the kind of bird book you could give to a non-birding family member and still enjoy yourself, guilt-free.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

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. Boepple (Emily Gillette's attorney), Gillette refused, saying, "No, thank you.

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