10,000 Birds

MAY 16, 2021

After a similar procedure, Moya’s watch-me-pull-a-rabbit-out-of-my-hat trick produced a fuzzy nestling Eastern Screech Owl. The birds were living like city apartment dwellers … the upstairs neighbors were the woodpeckers, downstairs were the screech owls. Two families were split up and made homeless by the cutting of one tree.

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Wildlife Philadelphia Wildlife Rehabilitation Woodpeckers 255

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2022

In early 2021, I spent a lot of time going through my bird photos before finally submitting 50 of them to the “Bird Photographer of the Year” competition held in the UK. This photo: Clearly, a fake – if such a bird really existed, wouldn’t many more people know about it?

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China India South Africa Homelessness 204

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Jodi Swenson is a bird rehabber in Gloucester, MA. Her fine china repair business pays her bills, but her budget is often strained past the breaking point by the 250-300 birds she takes in per year – such as this Eastern Screech Owl , who is recovering after being hit by a car. That’s why we’re always broke. You KNOW her?”

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Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitation Homelessness Wildlife 164