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Home-bound Bird Photography Tips

10,000 Birds

Not being a fan of human structures in my images, I’ve never done much bird photography at home. The post Home-bound Bird Photography Tips appeared first on 10,000 Birds. The Carib Grackles that have recently moved in dominate proceedings and harass the thrushes and tanagers.

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How to have end-of-life conversations

AVMA News

Speakers at the recent AVMA Humane Endings Symposium offered tips and advice for how to communicate effectively and tenderly when discussing end-of-life matters. Conversations about euthanasia and depopulation are never easy given what’s at stake.

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Safety Tips for Keeping your Dog Warm When it’s Cold

4 The Love Of Animals

We love these simple and effective tips for keeping your dog warm when it’s cold. The weather is getting colder in our part of the world, and although our dogs are better at keeping warm than we humans are, there … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July Cat Safety Tips

4 The Love Of Animals

July 4th is a day filled with cook-outs, fireworks, swimming, and in general, good times… for the humans, that is. The post Fourth of July Cat Safety Tips appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. For pets, Independence Day can be a day (and night) of unsettling noises, separation from the family, confusion and danger.

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Feral Cats More Important Than Humans?

10,000 Birds

Hat-tip to 10,000 Birds reader Ben. Shirley Koshi was a woman who devoted her life to caring for animals and sought to prevent a cat from the miseries of living out-of-doors. She was cyber-bullied, her business was destroyed, and she took her own life. Rest in peace, Dr. Shirley Koshi. News cats New York City'

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“Getting Closer” — a book review

10,000 Birds

Some of his specific tips must have been obtained through serendipity, but are delightful to know about. A bird that sees a human walk into a bird blind, he says, may become wary and stay away. Sorrell, he makes clear, wants to do more than to simply pass on tips on photography.

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Sentient: a book review

10,000 Birds

The subtitle of Jackie Higgins’ book Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses , aptly sets forth her thesis – though the “wonder” it refers to could equally well be used to describe animal (not just human) senses, as she shows in fascinating detail.

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