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A Rehabber’s List of Worst Bird Myths

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Had they been able to make the jawbone talk, no doubt its first words would be, “You can’t put a baby bird back in the nest, because the parents will smell your hands and abandon it.”. s and “Kill me now!”s. Do you associate the sound of a bell with an armed ninja who wants to kill you? million-year-old early human. s, “Gaaahh!”s

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Flock to Marion

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A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. And there were regular reminders to respect crew space and not run through the staff corridors.

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Consider the Chickadee

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I know about the common mistakes people make when they find young birds, assuming that because they’re on the ground with no other birds in sight they must be abandoned or in need of rescue. And that he brought his friends and family back to my feeders. I’ve been back many times to photograph chickadees there.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. Sometimes a chimpanzee, usually an adult male, will dance at a waterfall with total abandon. Photo by Paul Huber.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

Imagine the heart exploding with happiness that the beautiful pet you have supported and loved, has found forever love with a great family. She was on the kill list in NYC and was pulled by A Pathway to Hope Rescue, after Rock & Rawhide advocated for her life. The former could not be further from the truth. Look at tail wag.

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Should We Take the “Christmas” out of the Christmas Bird Count?

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The oft-told tale of its start in 1900 as an alternative to the “side-hunt” which was itself a long tradition in many families warms many a birder’s heart. Kirtland’s Warbler wouldn’t go extinct, birders wouldn’t abandon their favorite winter activity in droves, and the birds wouldn’t even notice.

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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I strongly suspect that the rate of attrition on this Loon family is inversely proportionate to the abundance of ducklings in the bay. Every now and the the loosing Loon would disappear like it had been killed and sunk. Sometimes that one reaches adulthood, but just as often it disappears. Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle.

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