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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2014
Slang, code, and abbreviations: linguistic shorthand which can make speakers (and writers) incomprehensible to those outside their own group. To civilians who may have been puzzled by the wildlife crowd’s tossed-off references to peefas, modos or mice cubes, here is a beginner’s guide to Rehabberspeak.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2021
If you’ve had an encounter with a wild animal – a bird stunned by hitting a window, a fox hit by a car, or a family of raccoons unexpectedly found residing in your attic – you know how hard it can be to find help. Animal Help Now is the first nationwide response system for wildlife emergencies.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Just returned from an amazing tour of Tulsa … wildlife rehabilitators, fabulous artists, even an NPR interview with Rich Fisher – all to benefit WING-IT , Tulsa’s dedicated group of rehabbers. I just arrived home and since I’m too tired to write this week’s post, I’ll speak it instead.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2012
My favorite group rants are when rehabbers report their calls from the public. We also send each other pictures of birds in spa clothing. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the names of those involved in this one except for Linda Hufford, who started it. It might seem as if all we do is sit around making fun of people who call us.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2023
Everyone loves baby birds; 10,000 Birds even had a Baby Bird Week once upon a time! Baby birds are cuteness personified, possibly even more so than other baby animals, including human babies, and pose interesting questions of survival and development. Aren’t they usually in their nest with their parents?”
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2016
I asked a group of wildlife rehabilitators: “What are some of the Worst Bird Myths? Had they been able to make the jawbone talk, no doubt its first words would be, “You can’t put a baby bird back in the nest, because the parents will smell your hands and abandon it.”. Feel free to vent!”. No, no, no.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
Look in the middle, just over the trees: there’s a big flock of birds up there. They landed in a group of trees at the edge of the river, the raucous calls of adults mixed with the still-plaintive cries of fledglings. Birds crows wildlife rehabilitators' Same thing with the photo below.
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