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If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. 5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! Cute as a button! I was pretty scared.

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Redtails in Tornados

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He was a small male, six or seven months old, and obviously not a skilled hunter. I forgot I had a squirrel in here!” All three arrived ten minutes later. It was lucky for the hawk, who was so emaciated he probably wouldn’t have lasted the night. I exclaimed, while picking through my freezer for choice meals. “I

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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“Ground-squirrel&# shouts a falconer, thankful that the bird has missed as they can consume a squirrel in a minute or two, limiting their willingness to hunt further. The thrill of the hunt, the smell and sounds of the desert in the early morning, the ability to see a finely-tuned hunter up close.

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Don't Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway

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If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Monk Parakeet Battle Continues in West Haven, CT The New Google Analytics Looks Good! He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. These Blasts From The Past Evil Dead: The Musical Cats on Leashes?

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Birding Russia on the Fly

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Joseph Chiera is a Masters student in Animal Behavior and Conservation at Hunter College in NYC and a “somewhat newbie” to birding. In addition to the friendly curious birds, the squirrels were equally inquisitive, if not more so. Between finishing one graduate program and beginning another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe.

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Birders are Freeloaders

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economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8 Clearly, wildlife watchers as a block contribute more to the national economy than either hunters or anglers. We sustain squirrel populations from coast to coast. Bird watchers definitely pay, even if our economic contributions are patently ignored.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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I had the snot bitten out of my thumb by a squirrel who didn’t want a bath,” said Shannon Keith. “I Most of mine are small mammals,” said Denise Hunter. This photo may look like the work of a baby bobcat, but actually it was one of two squirrels Kim Cassidy overwintered. “He It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”.