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Birds and Bling

10,000 Birds

Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. Sharron Montgomery went through the same thing with a badly-behaved educational Bald Eagle named Booker T.

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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. My parrots have nailed me harder than any wild bird,” said Jodi Swenson. A Bald Eagle took a chunk out of my jaw,” said Vonda Lee Morton. “I Yeah right!