10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Yesterday evening I got home from the second Swarovski Skills Camp at Lake Neusiedl in the east of Austria. I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. impressive for Central Europe.

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Austria Factory Asia Battery 296

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2024

We had met before, so when he encountered me in Austria he asked me what I was doing there. These binoculars were made at Leica’s factory in Portugal. I visited the factory a few years ago, and the quality control there is now first class. (I I’m here to show you birds, Lars” I told him. With hindsight this wasn’t a great move.

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Austria Factory Germany Portugal 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2011

In fact, the photographer, Christoph Malin (who normally spends his time doing/photographing craziness on mountain bikes ) lives in the same village as our factory. But then again, those are some pretty hard acts to follow. So it is not just that the images are beautiful, it is also that they were taken right here! <<

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South Africa Factory Parrots Africa 175

Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

Hence the psychological continuum described (below) by Austria's Association Against Animal Factories from about a year ago. I like the idea of remembering that an individual's mind and that individual's behavior can be perfectly dissonant without causing life-threatening damage or problems for that person.

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Psychology Animal Rights Movement Campaign Vegan 100