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Pelican Release with International Bird Rescue

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There are advantages to being a “Pelican Partner” for International Bird Rescue ! Their release process began with inspecting and banding the birds. Here they are applying the metal leg band… then measuring the bill to discern the gender of the bird (males bills are about 10% longer than females).

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The Big Black Bird Rescue

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We both have binoculars, and we’re watching a great big black bird. I do hope you can come and help this poor bird. It’s right there near the train tracks. It’s a very large bird – are you strong, my dear? Lisa, who by then was envisioning rescuing a condor near a maximum security prison, enlisted her mother as backup.

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Winging It In Tulsa

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“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. He was right; a cheerful, enthusiastic group of parka-clad people eventually arrived to watch slides, listen to tales of bird rescue and rehab, and buy some of my books.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! If you wrote to Tennessee in the 10,000 Birds campaign this winter, you can cut and paste your letter, changing “Tennessee&# to “Kentucky.&# Kentucky Dept.

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Do Birds Feel Love?

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It’s clear that birds copulate, procreate, and promote their genes with alacrity. Do birds feel love? She’d then climb down my leg, waddle across the room, climb up Bill’s jeans, and bite him, once right in the middle of his back. The birds had roosted together each night in a single soft clump of feathers.

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The Warbler, the Birder, and the Bivalve

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Yes, it was one of those rare birds that is foraging right in front of you, in this case in a bed of small purple flowers, too close to photograph. Then, for no discernible reason, the bird flew! And, Eric saying something about rescuing a bird! The bird’s toe was stuck in a mussel.