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High Elevation Birding in Costa Rica at Providencia

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The mountain dynamic has killed people; quite a few in past times when folks who were dressed and adapted to warmer temperatures tried to hike over the tall mountains and became lost or were caught unawares and unprepared for a hypothermic night. These smart looking birds are tropical sparrows. Blue-vented Hummingbird was one of them.

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Linda Hufford: A Rehabber Comments on “Collecting” Rare Birds

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She runs Birds of Texas Rehabilitation Center in Austin County, Texas. Upon arrival we were given strict and non-flexible rules: never go even one inch off the ice paths, never allow the tiniest piece of litter to escape, never interact in any way with the wildlife, and cause absolutely no environmental damage. Who its predators were?

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A Non-Lethal Solution for Both Wildlife and Feral Cats

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Prior to their release he arranged his basement with litter boxes, a bed, and places to hide. And Peter, who loves wildlife, has saved hundreds – if not thousands – of birds and small animals from being killed by two more feral cats. Peter, who lives in New York State, noticed two feral cats living near his house.

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Falakhe’s Story

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And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. The adults were collared so the biologists could monitor them for a while, but then one by one the rest of the adults disappeared or were killed. And Pippa, our biologist, was very concerned.

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Fairy Pitta in Australia-a sad story

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It gets interesting here, because the bar manager had no idea it was a rare bird and was just helping out a bird that had flown into a window. We noted that the Sobrane Gallery had a lot of leaf litter underneath it. We widened our search, but we kept returning to the leaf litter under the Sobrane Gallery. There it was!

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Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat

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As anyone who follows this blog knows, outdoor cats are a veritable holocaust for wild birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and even insects. Almost every single outdoor pet cat, feral cat, or stray kills other animals , no matter how well fed the cat is through other sources. American Bird Conservancy – The Cats Indoors!

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. After publishing my stories I got emails from people all over the world who had seen similar behavior in various birds and mammals. One, then another, flew off and brought back pine needles and twigs and laid them by his body. Photo by Paul Huber.

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