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Juniper, plagues, and waxwings – Arrowood Farm-Brewery: Waxwing Juniper Farmhouse Ale

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Being generally more charming and attractive to us humans, birds aren’t generally included among these unwelcome hordes. In Europe, favorite foods of the waxwing include berries of the rowan and the hawthorn, which do see limited use in human cuisine and drink in products like teas, conserves, and country wines.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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Greg Lawrence is a long-time friend of 10,000 Birds and a birding machine in the Rochester, New York, area. He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. Evans, and D. Rodewald, editor).

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Birding With Alligators

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As a resident of New York City the only predator I am ever concerned about while birding near my home is other people. According to Wikipedia : Alligators are capable of killing humans, but are generally wary enough not to see them as a potential prey. Though alligator attacks are rare they do happen.

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From Today's New York Times

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18): As a microbiologist, I know that study after study has highlighted the human health threat from using antibiotics as feed additives for hogs, chickens and cattle, creating super-bugs—bacteria that no longer can be treated with antibiotics. Slaughter Member of Congress, 28th District, New York Washington, Sept.

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From Today's New York Times

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To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. New York, July 23, 2007 Edwin Sayres President and Chief Executive A.S.P.C.A.

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Blue-Collar Dogs on Nat Geo WILD

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We are excited to share some sneak peeks of a great new show, Blue-Collar Dogs. The show highlights dogs that work in all kinds of jobs, from medicine to border patrol, proving to be indispensable to their human colleagues and those who benefit from their work! Blue-Collar Dogs: New York Police.

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From Today's New York Times

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To the Editor: In your July 12 editorial “ A Humane Egg ,” you disparage the modern, sanitary housing systems for egg-laying hens, which have improved chickens’ health and well-being, improved consumer food safety and kept eggs a nutritious and economical staple on kitchen tables and restaurant menus nationwide.