10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The wound was also very contaminated with dirt and debris. Ipsen of Payson Family Pet Hospital in Payson, Utah, is our wildlife vet and very skilled at orthopedic surgeries. If that goes well, then we anticipate another 4-8 weeks for conditioning and evaluating him for potential release, which of course, is the goal.

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Eagles Wildlife Rehabilitation Utah Vet 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

And, of course, by blackbirds I mean true thrushes of the family Turdidae , of which the Common (Eurasian) Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) is the most famous in European culture and folklore. Most saisons aren’t anywhere near as dark as this Common (Eurasian) Blackbird.

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Blackbirds Belgium Colorado Wounded 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2011

This past Sunday was a hot sunny day in New York and the family and I took full advantage of it, exploring Rockefeller State Park Preserve, a pretty park in Westchester County, not too far north of the Bronx. Fortunately for me, there were birds around too! Did I mention the Veery that suddenly flew in and seemed surprised to see us there?

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Kentucky Agenda New York Wounded 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

We were able to take a thoroughly enjoyable boat ride on Lake Chamo, whose shores teem with birds, including such typical African species as African Fish Eagle, Goliath Heron the world’s largest, Yellow-billed Stork and the incomparable Hamerkop , a species in its own family.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 240

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Plain Sunbird is the plain vanilla version of the otherwise often very colorful family (ok, a very low-budget sort of joke). Of course, there should be a photo of a vulture here, not of a Crested Serpent-eagle.

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Los Angeles Birds Woodpeckers Owls 184