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Terry, Ray, and Veronica’s Vulture

10,000 Birds

The upside of rehabbing Turkey Vultures is they’re smart, funny, cool, fascinating birds. There was nothing broken, he was just very sore. The downside is sometimes they’ll bite you and throw up on you. It’s a small price to pay. This gorgeous guy was hit by a car, I’m guessing, in a town south of me.

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First Ever World Series of Birding Triathlon Part 3, Or, With a Whimper

10,000 Birds

. … The delicious mojito that I gulped down with lunch had sufficiently numbed my poor, sore butt enough that getting back on the bike caused no pain. We three insane Swarovski Triathlon Hawks made our way back through downtown Cape May to our first post-kayak birding location, the 2nd Avenue Jetty, where we found bupkis.

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Essentials For Packing When Birding Anywhere In The World

10,000 Birds

I travel for birding. I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I would share with you some essentials I think any birder should plan to have in their suitcase–no matter where they are visiting. I was at a birding festival in North Dakota in June and it was a chilly morning.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. A robot that feeds baby birds so I can take a nap,” wrote Jodi in Massachusetts. “A A hot tub for my sore muscles,” wrote Sigrid in Colorado. “A It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

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The reason that the industry is losing the argument is quite simple: There is no ethical justification for causing an animal to suffer unnecessarily. If Loos thinks that animal agribusiness will win the argument on ethical grounds, he is sorely mistaken. The industry is losing that argument in some segments of society, he said."

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