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A winter miscellany

10,000 Birds

Today these trees – oak, beech and horse chestnut – are like fine icing on a very poor cake. So though I visited Lynford, I didn’t see a Hawfinch on this occasion as I wasn’t there at the right time, though I did meet a number of hopeful Hawfinch hunters (HHHs), none of whom reported a sighting.

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Brouwerij Verhaeghe: Duchesse de Bourgogne

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While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. During the hunt, Mary’s horse lost its footing, throwing her from the saddle into a ditch.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. It’s constructed in three acts: Home, Festival, Hunting. Significantly, The Eagle Huntress begins with an older eagle hunter releasing his Golden Eagle.

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Linkwood Distillery: 15 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Most of Linkwood’s production is sold to blenders, and it’s in especially high demand as a “top dressing” for labels like Johnnie Walker and White Horse. Swans swim on a small pond on the distillery grounds and deer and otters can be found by a trail that runs beside the burn. A Golden Eagle (1916), another painting by Archibald Thornburn.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

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Hunters shoot down animals in cold blood for mere sport. Americans systematically exploit and kill animals - sometimes for scientific progress; sometimes for leather jackets, ham sandwiches, or horse-racing. Like Vick, most of us shamelessly abuse and kill animals. Chefs place live lobsters in pots of boiling water.