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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

In 2023 I attempted to keep a year list of mammal encounters: the list barely exceeded 20 species, while it became complicated by seeing bats and voles that I was unable to name specifically. I viewed them at dusk, through a telescope, from a ridge overlooking the area they were hunting.

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Poop From The Front End Of The Bird

10,000 Birds

It’s not fecal material, but parts that are not digestible like fur, bones and the exoskeletons of insects. For example, since eagles and hawks tend to rip their prey apart and have stronger digestive acids, their pellets look like wads of fur. But the jawbone…that was from a bat!

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