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Birds and Bling

10,000 Birds

asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys. that although her cockatiel is obsessed with her silver feather earrings, the only wild bird ever interested in them was a Brown-headed Cowbird. As for nice clothing … right!

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On the Freezing of Birds

Animal Person

It was time to feed the bird of prey who was about to be released and while the rehabber was speaking with the interviewer someone emerged from a walk-in freezer with a tray of baby chicks. I was watching a news segment on a wildlife rehabilitation center here in Florida. My animal rescue-life has had many phases.