10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

When it comes down to it, birders can partake in the hobby, lifestyle, or passion however they want (as long as they don’t harm themselves, others, or the birds). No turkeys up in here, just a big wild and crazy Cracid! Thanks to better protection from hunting, this fancy bird is tame and easy to see at many sites in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Panama Birds Eagles 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2014

Whilst his nomadic lifestyle allows him to bird all around the world, he tends to favour certain spots and sticks to where he knows. Turkey Vulture [sp] (Cathartes aura) 13/01/2014 San Diego, Dairy Mart Road – Main Pond. If he is to become a better birder, he must try harder!

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San Diego 2014 Sparrows Lifestyle 151

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Niman for pasturing the animals to provide all the beef, turkey, chicken and pork eaten in this country? Yet the turkey she raises is a much smaller factor in advancing global warming than the cattle on her ranch because they produce meat much more efficiently. Would no forests need to be cut down to create the pastures?

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New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

One of the neognath branches is called Galloanserae and consists today of the the Galliformes or landfowl (megapodes, guans, guineafowl, patridges, pheasants, grouse, turkeys, quail, and relatives) and the specialized aquatic Anseriformes or waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans, and related waterfowl, along with the weird South American screamers).

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Family Parrots Birds 2014 279

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Elizabeth, who demurs “This Thanksgiving, give a turkey the royal treatment;”.

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Turkey Adoptable Farm Sanctuary Farm Animal 100