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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

10,000 Birds

The indoor workshop started with a Covid self-testing (where everyone was negative), followed by lectures on the Swarovski company, its ethos and products. And, expectedly, the advice was: you should significantly lower your prices and move production to Asia. You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys?

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The Tar Side of Green Products

10,000 Birds

This unhappy-looking tar baby is covered with a green, environmentally-friendly product called Tanglefoot. Normally it might not be a problem, but last October a farmer in upstate New York spread it on an apple tree so thickly that the product slid down the branches and pooled in the tree’s crotch. I’m not making this up.

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Into the Clouds

10,000 Birds

A productive morning, I thought. Flycatchers are some of the kindest birds to photograph, this Euler’s Flycatcher helped me test my camera settings. As the other members of the group dispersed in the pursuit of better looks at (supposedly) better birds, I began to utilize my tried-and-tested technique of the sit.

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Devils Backbone Brewing Company Vienna Lager

10,000 Birds

Fittingly, this revolutionary style is a product of Europe’s Age of Revolutions, being first introduced by the Austrian brewer Anton Dreher in 1841, at the beginning of what was perhaps the most tumultuous decade of the European nineteenth century.

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Binocular snobbery

10,000 Birds

Today there’s a lot of product placement by binocular manufacturers with so-called celebrity birdwatchers. The company is now called Swift Sport Optics, still sells a binocular called Audubon, but no longer markets its products in the UK). I’ve no idea what binoculars the current CEO of the RSPB, Rebecca Speight, uses.

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Dog-Owner Conversations May Be Possible in Near Future

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However, the concept is scientifically sound and initial tests showed substantial promise. At first appearance, No More Woof resembles a standard headset that one would see in an accessory pack for various electronic products. If successful, the invention will revolutionize communication between dog and man forever.

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