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Intake

10,000 Birds

His eyes were in the process of changing from yellow to brown, and his tail was not yet red. Yes, wildlife rehabilitators hate those things, especially when they fly off the bird and under your shirt, which they are prone to do. I picked up a Red-tailed hawk two days ago. He was not a fledgling, but not an adult.

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The Art of Bird Camp

10,000 Birds

The process took eight years and has since been duplicated all over the world with a variety of species, explained one of our guides … the genial and informative Dr. Kress himself. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I am used to dealing with the (sometimes) well-meaning but uninformed public, who ask questions like “Do birds have bones?”

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