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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

My vets wanted to send me to the ER immediately, but I said ‘Forget it, I’ve got the damned bird restrained so I’m not letting go now!’ It was swollen and sore for two weeks.”. A Great Horned Owl taloned me through my left palm on Christmas Day, 2000,” he said. “I “I knew he was going to be trouble.