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A Tale of Three Magnificent Frigatebirds (Two I help, one tries to kill me)

10,000 Birds

Today’s post is written by Monte Merrick, wildlife rehabilitator and co-director of the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center/bird ally x in Arcata, CA. Less than 2000 grams – more sail, it seems, than bird. The species name is long enough to be the middle line of a formal English haiku.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

10,000 Birds

Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. A Great Horned Owl taloned me through my left palm on Christmas Day, 2000,” he said. “I Most of them think we’re trying to eat them, not help them.