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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 ! I follow my friend, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for International Bird Rescue, Cheryl Reynolds to the release site where we document the event. Conservation Brown Pelican International Bird Rescue Pelican release'

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The Big Black Bird Rescue

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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. “I hope you can get to the poor creature. I’m so worried about it. And will you call me when you get it?”

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Winging It In Tulsa

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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. I packed 643 pounds of toffee – right, Kim? Or was that how much I ate? I can’t remember; I suspect there was wine involved.

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

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Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Wicked, right?

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Do Birds Feel Love?

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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. Six months and two ocean crossings behind them, my hummingbirds were home, right where they belonged. She’d land on a low twig right by my face and peep. I know one thing.

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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. No,” I was told, “Look down.