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10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds , Terminology / Cow Birds Cow Birds By Rick • March 22, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share So what do Buffleheads and Bitterns and Hornbills have in common? They’re all named for livestock.
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Critter News
MARCH 5, 2009
A new soft drink made from cow's urine may be launched in India by a hard line Hindu group known for their opposition of Western food imports. The manufacturers say small quantities of the liquid produced by Hinduism's revered holy cows is being mixed with products such as aloe vera and gooseberry to fight diseases.
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Critter News
MAY 8, 2009
A cow that escaped from a slaughter house in NY City has been allowed to go to an animal sanctuary. Tags: meat animal rescue Slaughterhouse cows meatpacking.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2008
4, 2008 by the Environmental Protection Agency to charge a fee for air-polluting cows and hogs. It would require farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs to pay an annual fee of about $175 for each dairy cow, $87.50 Remember cows "emit" methane.) {There was} a proposal Thursday, Dec.
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Critter News
MAY 14, 2009
Molly the cow escaped from a Queens slaughterhouse has been sent to a sanctuary in Long Island. And, now she has a new boyfriend names Wexley(story complete with hot cow smooching picture). Tags: cows.
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Animal Person
MAY 14, 2009
In other words, it's so tragic that elephants are in mortal danger that you should kill cows to help protect the imperiled elephants? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. Those pondering a pair should act fast. There are only 50 available. To whom does that make sense or sound like a good idea?
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2020
The cows and their entourage of Cattle Egrets sloshed through the pastures, each time they moved we lurched forward hoping to see a disturbed Grey-breasted Crake hop into view – but alas, no such luck even though we were hearing the little skulkers consistently. Farmers keep their livestock in this wetland also. Common Waxbills.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Hat-tip to Stella. Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners World Sparrow Day 2011 Why are Birds So Important to People? Thanks for visiting!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
Tags: Asides , house sparrows • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Are you going to help “raise public awareness about the decline of the house sparrow and throw light on the problems faced by the species&# or are you in the camp that hates the lowly House Sparrow ? Get yours today! Thanks for visiting!
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Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
If you really think about it, how many prehistoric people were grabbing pregnant cows to suckle on? Tags: vegan milk corporate lies cows vegetarian. Of misinformation that is repeated so often it becomes fact. Lactose intolerant people are actually the normal ones.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Nine-legged Plover? Nine-legged Plover? Hat-tip to Mike McDowell. Thanks for visiting!
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MARCH 22, 2011
Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2011
Tags: Asides , owls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Wicked, right? Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners World Sparrow Day 2011 Why are Birds So Important to People? Thanks for visiting!
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MARCH 2, 2011
Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The strip up today is apropos for 10,000 Birds , though some might take exception to the appellation applied to ornithologists. If you are sensitive to mildly bad language don’t click the link. Thanks for visiting!
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MARCH 2, 2011
Tags: Asides Explore These Related PostsCarnival of the Blue XLVTerrifying [.] Everyone who sends a four-sentence paragraph to 10000birdsblogger AT gmail DOT com by the end date of the contest explaining what Brazilian bird they would most like to see and why will be entered into the drawing for the field guide. It is that awesome!
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Critter News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
From PETA's site: A new PETA undercover investigation inside a Land O'Lakes supplier facility in Pennsylvania has revealed routine neglect and cruelty to cows who are milked for the Fortune 250 company's products. And the disturbing video: Tags: animal cruelty PETA.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
… … Tags: duck butts , ducks , mallards • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? We even have both a male duck butt and a female duck butt for you. We only ask that you not tell us why you like duck butts so much. We really do not want to know. Without further ado, duck butts. Get yours today! Thanks for visiting!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
Share Your Thoughts « Cow Birds To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The proposal from U.S. Or These Blasts From The Past Cool Green Heron Man Saves Falcon from Pigeons?!?
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
Tags: denmark , mute swan , national bird , swans • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Denmark is the only country with the Mute Swan as its national bird but it certainly seems like a perfect fit to this American birder who has never been to Denmark. Thanks for visiting!
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Critter News
OCTOBER 28, 2008
But, if I can save a single cow during my entire life, I'll be happy. Tags: quotes. People always tell me that it's useless to be a vegetarian. Bruna Angotti, student.
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MARCH 14, 2011
Tags: Asides , tsunami • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Once you’re prepared, check out this remarkable post and gallery by Pete at Midway. Tip of the hat to our own Duncan Wright, who used to work on Tern Island. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?
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MARCH 1, 2011
Slimbridge Wetland Centre (c) Mike Fuller @Riverhead, NY (c) Joe Kelly Magnificent Muscovy (c) Karen Davis Tags: ducks , features , manky , muscovy • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? If you have great photos of manky Muscovy Ducks you’d like us to add to this gallery, send them to mike AT 10000birds DOT com!
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Critter News
OCTOBER 2, 2009
There was a picture on the bus commemorating the event with a picture of a cow looking, dare I say it, noble and long-suffering. Tags: depressed farm animal welfare. Perhaps it's because of gloomy October or maybe it's because I'm getting over the flu, but I felt very sad. How depressing.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
Tags: Asides , richard crossley • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Congratulations to them and many thanks to the many, many participants of each phase of this fun, fun, fun giveaway as well as Richard Crossley and our friends at Princeton University Press ! Thanks for visiting!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 7, 2011
Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! If so, learn more about 9 days in Peruvian paradise banding birds and contributing to both research and conservation !
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Critter News
MAY 4, 2009
Tutti-fruity-flavored cows? Tags: Stupid cloning. Add it to the stupid files! I am no supporter of cloning or messing with genes. And I'm certainly no fan of making a living thing "glow-in-dark." From Huffington Post.
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MARCH 2, 2011
Tags: Asides , christmas bird count • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Thanks for visiting! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 6, 2010
Tags: zoos exotic animals detroit animal rescue PETA. That's HUGE. It was an exotic animal importing firm (why the eff do those even exist?) that was allegedly mistreating its animals. A lot of these animals are reptiles, spiders and amphibians, which explains the large number. This rescue is the result of a PETA undercover investigation.
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MARCH 18, 2011
… Tags: honduras , macaws , national bird , Scarlet Macaw • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? *Some of the birds are actually descendants of the ones seized. … This is the third in a series of posts about national birds. Please click here to see the archive of national bird posts. Get yours today!
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DECEMBER 29, 2009
That's right, a herd of panicked elk were cornered in a cow pasture and a group of boneheads decided to "hunt" them. Tags: idiocy. Even other hunters were disgusted: "How can you call that hunting?" asked Bob Coombs, 70, of Mount Vernon. That can't be called hunting.
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MARCH 15, 2011
And, as a bonus, your spouse/partner will probably want to go birding with you more often… Tags: Portugal , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! So if its wine, food, history and birds you’re after this is the place. Thanks for visiting!
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Critter News
APRIL 1, 2010
In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can result in a prison sentence, animal rights experts and politicians say street thugs have turned to dangerous-looking dogs to cow their victims. Tags: UK microchips legislation dogs.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
… Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! I hope you enjoy what I did manage to get… Am I ever glad that I am a birder! » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.
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MARCH 22, 2011
Tags: Dominican Republic , Worldwide Birding Adventures • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Natural Springs in the Eco-park Next time you plan a birding trip be sure to check out the conservation and sustainability policies of the places you are staying at. Thanks for visiting!
Animal Person
NOVEMBER 15, 2009
Her hurdle, you might not be surprised to learn, is cheese made from the milk of cows. She eats cow cheese daily. I was completely confident that she'd instantly get over her desire for cow cheese. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Food and Drink. Or just stayed away from the topic of cheese.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! I blame Charlie Sheen. What is even more terrifying is that the link takes you to Cracked. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Thanks for visiting!
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MARCH 18, 2011
Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! By Mike • March 18, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share If you know, please tell Mark Cocker, author of the upcoming book Birds and People ! Thanks for visiting!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
Tags: diving ducks , ducks , leucism , leucistic • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? … *See Rick’s post on Aimophila Adventures for the proper pronunciation of “leucistic&# and the word’s derivation. Get yours today! These Blasts From The Past Thrilling Turkey Facts What Makes You Stare So, Bufflehead?
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 10, 2011
Tags: Asides • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get to it already! Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or
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APRIL 12, 2009
And economists have said dairy producers are losing an average of $3 per cow per day. Tags: subsidies meat USDA pork agribusiness dairy. Pork farmers have been losing an average of $20 on each hog marketed since October 2007, according to the U.S. Pork Producers.
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MARCH 11, 2011
Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Thanks for visiting!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
Tags: features , field guide , giveaway , richard crossley • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? I plan to publish the submissions — the good ones anyway — in posts addressing the topics in question. By sending in a submission for this giveaway, you consent to having that submission published on 10,000 Birds.
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