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What wild animals can I pet?

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Like deer, seals, squirrels, foxes, raccoon, beavers, birds, rabbits etc submitted by /u/InternationalPay1357 [link] [comments] This is probably a dumb question but what wild animals can I pet like if I ran into a baby one? Or if one was injured?

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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Dirt hawking is a form of falconry that involves hunting rabbits and other small game with Harris Hawks (other hawk species also qualify). One of the primary reasons that these hawks make such excellent falconry birds is because they are one of only two raptor species (the other is the Galapagos Hawk ) that hunt cooperatively.

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Tufted Titmouse Plucking a Raccoon

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Fortunately, a pair of fellow Queens birders who will be known to those who read my posts about going to Ecuador, Karlo and Alison Mirth, witnessed a Tufted Titmouse taking hair from a Raccoon in Forest Park, Queens, recently and Alison got some pictures that she agreed to let me share here on 10,000 Birds. … a.

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How To Help A Baby Bird

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It’s a common call/email/text that most bird watchers get this time of year: “HELP! I just saved a baby bird! Both of those sites allow you to enter your zip code or state and find someone nearby who has the state and federal permits that allows them to treat wild birds. Do not worry about touching the baby birds.

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Wyndridge Farm Cidery: Crafty Cranberry Hard Apple Cider

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Cedar Waxwings ( Bombycilla cedrorum ) have the unfortunate distinction of being the undisputed poster-birds for avian intemperance. Happy drinking and good birding! Perhaps it’s only just getting started? I’m also certain waxwings would find this cider just as enjoyable, but I don’t think we should be encouraging them – do you?

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Invasive species in Australia

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European Red Foxes were brought into Australia in the 1850′s for recreational hunting and soon spread rapidly. The European Rabbit was also introduced for hunting by early settlers and it soon bred and became highly invasive. Like the European Rabbit they degrade the soil and eat the vegetation and need to be controlled.

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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

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Robert Gallardo is well-known to many readers of 10,000 Birds as an outstanding Neotropical nature guide, author, and manager of La Chorcha Lodge. We are talking about the flora and fauna and in particular the birds, whose sole beauty makes them an easy target for some people. And these are just the direct assaults against birds!

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