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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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I had a Pileated Woodpecker who used to jab at my hand whenever I needed to rewrap her bandages,” says Maureen Eiger, providing a perfect example of a single rehabber struggling to hold and wrap at the same time. “I I had the snot bitten out of my thumb by a squirrel who didn’t want a bath,” said Shannon Keith. “I

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Hiking in Busan

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I have never let the weather stop me here… OK, there has been a time when I had a raincoat on for three hours and saw a squirrel and not a single bird in the forest and admitted defeat! I did go back a week later and enjoyed the birdlife and realised how treacherous the track would have been in the wet. and didn’t care!

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Collaborative list – August 2019

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In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

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For 2017, in keeping with all the top businesses, the list will be refreshed and re-branded. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Puerto Rican Woodpecker – Melanerpes portoricensis. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 01 Jan 2017.

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