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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Everyone loves baby birds; 10,000 Birds even had a Baby Bird Week once upon a time! Baby birds are cuteness personified, possibly even more so than other baby animals, including human babies, and pose interesting questions of survival and development. Aren’t they usually in their nest with their parents?”

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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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On the Freezing of Birds

Animal Person

I was watching a news segment on a wildlife rehabilitation center here in Florida. It was time to feed the bird of prey who was about to be released and while the rehabber was speaking with the interviewer someone emerged from a walk-in freezer with a tray of baby chicks. My animal rescue-life has had many phases.