Thursday, July 20, 2006
Hooray for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker!
Maybe they're out there, maybe they aren't, but a federal judge has halted work on an irrigation project that would probably harm any Ivory-billed woodpeckers lurking in the woods 60 years after we thought they were extinct. Without a doubt, it was the right thing to do, imagine if the project had gone ahead, and during the work they had confirmed that there had been some of of these birds still living in the area, but the construction had killed the last ones off.
People rant on about how unimportant one species or another is, and say things like "what good do mosquitos do, anyway" or "who needs the Mongolian Hoot Owl?", but the truth (as Edward O.Wilson has repeatedly pointed out) is that we can't be sure the whole planet won't come tumbling down around us if we upset the balance of nature any more than we already have.
Here's a recipe for woodpecker:
INGREDIENTS:
1 whole woodpecker, plucked and dressed
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 rashers bacon
PREPARATION:
Cut small slits in breast of woodpecker, place in a large pot filled with lightly salted water, cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove woodpecker and Preheat gas grill or prepare charcoal grill. Place woodpecker in an aluminum pan. Season with garlic, pepper, and salt, and lay bacon rashers over bird. Grill 20-30 minutes, basting every ten minutes with 2-3 tablespoons of the hoisin sauce. Remove woodpecker from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with additional warmed hoisin sauce on top.
Yum!
Maybe they're out there, maybe they aren't, but a federal judge has halted work on an irrigation project that would probably harm any Ivory-billed woodpeckers lurking in the woods 60 years after we thought they were extinct. Without a doubt, it was the right thing to do, imagine if the project had gone ahead, and during the work they had confirmed that there had been some of of these birds still living in the area, but the construction had killed the last ones off.
People rant on about how unimportant one species or another is, and say things like "what good do mosquitos do, anyway" or "who needs the Mongolian Hoot Owl?", but the truth (as Edward O.Wilson has repeatedly pointed out) is that we can't be sure the whole planet won't come tumbling down around us if we upset the balance of nature any more than we already have.
Here's a recipe for woodpecker:
INGREDIENTS:
1 whole woodpecker, plucked and dressed
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 rashers bacon
PREPARATION:
Cut small slits in breast of woodpecker, place in a large pot filled with lightly salted water, cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove woodpecker and Preheat gas grill or prepare charcoal grill. Place woodpecker in an aluminum pan. Season with garlic, pepper, and salt, and lay bacon rashers over bird. Grill 20-30 minutes, basting every ten minutes with 2-3 tablespoons of the hoisin sauce. Remove woodpecker from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with additional warmed hoisin sauce on top.
Yum!
# posted by netflixrox @ 4:27 PM 
