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

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Baby birds are cuteness personified, possibly even more so than other baby animals, including human babies, and pose interesting questions of survival and development. References to plate numbers (in the Plates section) and photograph numbers (in a Photo Gallery) are also placed prominently next to species name.

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Releasing White Doves

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Wildlife rehabilitators constantly receive lost racing pigeons who are starving, riddled with lice, and suffering from coccidia, trichinosis, or worms. Animals aren’t metaphors for people or their plans,” says Monte Merrick, a rehabber in California. Birds white dove release wildlife rehabilitators' Why do this?”.

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Shutting Your Trap

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It had a little accident,” I replied, referring to the dozen times I’d hit it with a sledgehammer. “Do This unlucky/lucky young Red-tailed Hawk was found and taken to Red Creek Wildlife Care in Pennsylvania. Birds Conservation Great Horned Owl leghold traps Red-tailed Hawk wildlife rehabilitators' “And do what with it?”.

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Vulture Follies

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My rehabber friend Lisa Acton, who is with Animal Kingdom USA Wildlife Rehabilitation , picked up her phone and heard the voice of an elderly lady. She thought about it, though, as all rehabbers do whenever someone refers to having their eyes pecked out. It’s a Raven ,” said the voice. He’s hurt and he can’t fly.

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Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

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Flying in excess of 200 mph in a stoop, the Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the world’s fastest animal. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Wikipedia , 3 National Wildlife Refuge Association , 4 Defenders of Wildlife. While you’re there, go to our Facebook page and “Like Us.”

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