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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

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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 Summer is high season. wrote Laura, on Long Island.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

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This, 2022, has been a curious year for books about birds and birding. Dragan]: Europe’s Birds: An Identification Guide , by Hume, Still, Swash, and Harrop is a photographic guide. The artwork of “Europe’s Birds” is dazzling, the text condensed and comprehensive, and the layout and design are without peer.

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Portrait of a Redtail with Grey Hoodie String

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What follows will not be elegant artspeak about how certain photographers can capture not only the beauty but the spirit of wild birds, although my friend Russ Cusick , who took these photos, has certainly produced some of my favorite avian images. He showed no signs of soreness. I had so many birds. I was sooo busy.

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Vulture vs. Bunny

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She had wanted one for a long time, but I was convinced I would end up taking care of it, plus there were carnivorous birds in my house. Wildlife rehabilitators all have their own cuteness appreciation levels, and black vultures send me over the top. She fears neither oversized canines nor dark, hunched birds with hooked beaks.

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Terry, Ray, and Veronica’s Vulture

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The upside of rehabbing Turkey Vultures is they’re smart, funny, cool, fascinating birds. She made the 10 or 14 calls it usually takes to find a wildlife rehabilitator, finally finding me. 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.

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I’ll Find My Own Godwit, Thanks.

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I had all morning this past Saturday to look for birds. I really didn’t have anything in particular I wanted to see but I was sorely tempted to head out to Heckscher Park in Suffolk County to check out the trio of Hudsonian Godwits that had been seen there regularly for a couple of days. Thanks for the photobomb, godwit!

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

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. … 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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