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Come@Me: Bald Eagles Are Tools

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I remember my first Bald Eagle so vividly. I dragged the guy I had just started seeing (reader, I married him) on a frosty February morning to an eagle walk at Croton Point Park (Croton-on-Hudson, NY). But before it could go down the hatch, a Bald Eagle swooped in and snatched it. Fascinating wildlife viewing?

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Birds and Bling

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Michele rushed him to the vet, where x-rays revealed the anklet had passed through his crop, through his proventriculus, and into his ventriculus. The vet believed there was no way he could pass it, so the only options were risky, painful, long recovery-time surgery, or euthanasia. Now my vet always removes her rings before the exam.”.

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Can A Hawk Carry Off Your 12-Pound Pet?

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That did not stop a New Jersey animal shelter from publishing this rabble-rousing flyer on Facebook, all written in alarming red capital letters: PARK RANGERS AND VET OFFICES ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS. THIS YEAR THE HAWKS REALLY SEEM TO BE OUT IN FORCE OFF THE EAST COAST. I’m going to string wire all across my backyard!”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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A Bald Eagle took a chunk out of my jaw,” said Vonda Lee Morton. “I My vets wanted to send me to the ER immediately, but I said ‘Forget it, I’ve got the damned bird restrained so I’m not letting go now!’ She footed me several times, even through a glove. She left her mark.”. “A I knew he was going to be trouble.