10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

I am so happy to be back on 10,000 birds – I have missed Mike and Corey and my fellow Beat Writers! Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. Baby Grey Squirrels in a shoebox wrapped in a dude’s old tighty-whities,” said Michelle Wellard. “No,

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Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 279

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

I had the snot bitten out of my thumb by a squirrel who didn’t want a bath,” said Shannon Keith. “I My parrots have nailed me harder than any wild bird,” said Jodi Swenson. My vets wanted to send me to the ER immediately, but I said ‘Forget it, I’ve got the damned bird restrained so I’m not letting go now!’

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2021

My first experience birding was as a teenager back in the 70s, when birding meant a pair of binoculars, a couple of bird feeders, and a smallish field guide (book). A gorgeous Squirrel Cuckoo blows my mind. I have birding buddies! Suddenly, I gain new respect from the aforementioned Mexican birding buddies.

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Kansas Wounded ALA Squirrels 239

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. The first injured bird Nadeem and Mohammad ever found was a Black Kite.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 263

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

There is no raptor quite so removed from the typical confines of what a bird of prey should look and behave like. They are the most terrestrial bird of prey in the world, regularly covering over 20 miles a day in their relentless search for food. So long that they have to crouch to drink or pick up food.

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Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 248

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2019

Disappointment that I would miss the bird? Dark eyes peered down at us, its sharp yellow and black bill perfect for scooping up unsuspecting squirrels from the ground below. Temperatures already dipped into single digits during the time the bird had been in Maine, far from conditions the species is normally adapted to.

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Rescue Portland Squirrels Deer 150