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Birding the road from Kabul to Jalalabad

10,000 Birds

Alternative transportation options would have included traveling on a truck like this one. The second, even more pressing area is female education. Apparently, the signs on this car indicate that the person in the car has just returned from Mekka – which allows the local kids to harass the passenger for sweets.

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The calm after the storm

10,000 Birds

Nate made landfall to the east and as morning came, one would be hard pressed to say that there had been a storm. Being easily accessible on public transport and with an eBird haul of 261 species, City Park seemed to be the perfect choice for the morning. and takes the turn for City Park.

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San Francisco – short of time and money.

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But, if you have arrived from out of town, with no car and limited time, you need ideas that can easily be achieved from the city centre on public transport. This is a great place to catch a few west coast specialities if time is pressing. PDA version of Muni public transport services in San Francisco.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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It’s about packaging, marketing, distribution, transportation, and lobbying. The authors’ interest expanded into this book, published by Texas A&M University Press. Texas A&M University Press, 2015. Thank you to Texas A&M University Press for providing a review copy of this book. Baicich, Margaret A.

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Pet First Aid – What to Do in an Emergency

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To safely move or transport an injured dog, get somebody to help you. To safely move or transport an injured cat, use suitable container such as a strong cardboard box or a cat carrier (remove the top for easy and safe access to the carrier; don’t push an injured cat through the small door or opening). .

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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What started as me posting a link on my private Facebook page about how much I hate the Transportation Security Administration, quickly turned into a very revealing conversation about race and could be a very large and underlying issue of why we don’t see more people of color in birding or enjoying nature in general.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Each one of these animals suffered extreme cruel and inhumane conditions in the transportation and slaughter process. Surely a nation and a national press that can expend so much attention on the life and death of one racehorse should be able to muster the compassion to pass legislation that would end this cruelty.