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How To Help A Baby Bird

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That’s an old wives’ tale that says bird won’t take care of a baby bird with a human smell on it–not true at all. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. What human can point out a fox hidden nearby and how to avoid it?

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Do Birds Feel Love?

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While we’re used to declarations that our pet parrots “love” us just as we love them, and they can be quite demonstrative in showing their affection, the evidence is thinner for wild birds.

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

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March 14, 2011 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Jon Gassett, Commissioner One Sportsman’s Lane Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Dear Mr. Gassett, I am a writer, naturalist and artist with a special interest in human/bird interactions. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Isn’t that neat?

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