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Birds on Utility Poles – The Electrocution Solution

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But occasionally people see it – especially when it’s a hard-to-miss bird like this Bald Eagle. Jayne Neville, a former wildlife rehabilitator specializing in songbirds, moved from Connecticut to Florida and immediately began making the acquaintance of all the birds in the area.

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Birds and Bling

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Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? “He Sharron Montgomery went through the same thing with a badly-behaved educational Bald Eagle named Booker T. As for nice clothing … right! He had a death grip on that ring,” said Vonda.

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Can Nature Take Care of Itself?

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My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.” People passed the eagle often.

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The Eagle Has Landed

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As it turns out, summer camp was going full force, so no one could leave and pick up the ham and fruit-eating baby eagles. No other wildlife rehabilitators could respond to the call, and Lisa was two hours away. Paul led me across the yard to the edge of the woods and pointed to the baby eagle, pictured at left.

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My Favorite Release

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So I asked seven wildlife rehabilitators, “Tell me your favorite (or one of your favorites) release story – the kind that makes you keep going, in spite of everything.”. “A We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky.

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

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It was the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, calling to report a Bald Eagle standing “crumpled” in remote area near Wausau, Wisconsin. A waste truck driver had found the eagle, but was unable to stay with her until we could arrive. This eagle is not long for this world.”. We are off to rescue a Bald Eagle, kiddo!”

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Calling All Birders: Come To Hog Island!

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Bald Eagles ,” I said encouragingly/defensively/lamely. The mission of wildlife rehabilitators is to return injured birds to the sky, or the sea, or wherever it is they came from. said Bau-Hien. You’ve never seen one before?”. “We We had one in our bathroom a couple of months ago,” said Skye. How could you not?

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