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Turkey Vultures Get No Respect!

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The Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura ) is probably one of the most misunderstood birds in North America. link] Then there is the “delta wing posture” when Turkey Vultures face the sun and often preen. This juvenile bird can be identified by its gray head and black-tipped beak. Their odd looks serve very important purposes.

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Getting the Bill – Taste, Touch and Smell in Birds

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Whilst catfish have around 100,000 taste buds, rabbits around 17,000 and humans approximately 9,000, birds rarely exceed 100 of these receptors. But certain bird species go against the grain here and some even appear to have a better sense of smell than many mammals, humans included. Let’s talk about taste.

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A fit Fido

4 The Love Of Animals

Loreen Playford, maker of K9 Pet Chef All Natural Dog Food, offers some helpful hints on keeping man’s best friend in tip top shape and adding years to his life. Just as with humans, flaxseed oil is essential for preventing cardiovascular issues. By giving him beef one month, lamb the next month and turkey the next, etc.,

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# These Blasts From The Past Thrilling Turkey Facts What Makes You Stare So, Bufflehead? Hat-tip to Stella. Central Park White-Throated Sparrow Slaty-backed Gull (?) Wicked, right?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

So why would they not insist that the cow that became their steak was treated humanely? Peters Paso Robles, Calif., And it is not just at the slaughterhouses but at the factory farms where these animals are tortured from the very beginning of their lives to the horrible end. The vast number of meat eaters brake for geese, call the A.S.P.C.A.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. Breezy Point Tip. Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura. Breezy Point Tip. Montauk Point SP.

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. White-tipped Plantcutter – Phytotoma rutila. Breezy Point Tip. Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo. Forest Park–Waterhole.

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