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Icy North Posted Dec 6, 2016
Klaxon for Mr Grim
It's the Manx Shearwater that's Puffinus puffinus
The Little Auk is Alle alle, apparently.
It once had a much longer name, but it was a Little Aukward to pronounce.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 6, 2016
I could use a 
just about now.
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You can call me TC Posted Dec 6, 2016
And a puffin, according to Wiki, is Fratercula arctica. The German name is Papageientaucher: Parrot diver. I don't think that means it dives for parrots.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 6, 2016
When I pour milk on my puffins, my spoon dives into the bowl.
http://barbaras.com/products/puffins-family/
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bobstafford Posted Dec 6, 2016
Looks good Paulh bet they don't sell them in Europe though
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 6, 2016
We have a considerable contingent of organic and natural foods fans here in the states.
I studiously avoid transfats, and prefer not to eat genetically modified foods. Monsanto and ADM have done a fair bit of mischief to the food supply. 
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Recumbentman Posted Dec 7, 2016
Which forms of genetic modification do you draw the line at?
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 7, 2016
Well......
I don't avoid it as much as I avoid transfats, but it's nice that many of the products I buy have little signs saying that genetic modification wasn't a factor in their ingredients.
I hate to read about butterflies dying because of such modification.
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