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Signs of Spring Migration in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

That unwanted yet predictable final bit of killing cold weather was and is why most of the colorful insectivores, the true birds of summer, remained far to the south until May. Not long after, they will be flying to breeding grounds in West Virginia, Quebec, and Vermont to become birds of summer.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Since our food is delivered to us on a bun or in big bags of frozen parts, it’s easy to eat it and not think about what it was or how it was killed. As a country, we place so little value on the creatures that give up their lives to satisfy our hunger. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to happen any time soon.