10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2013

When you move on to Montana, you discover that there are worse things that one species of tiny screaming mammal tricking you each year as you try to cope with an influx of songbirds and a winterized memory bank that contains only Black-capped Chickadees and Dark-eyed Juncos (and only about half their calls at that.)

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Chipmunks Squirrels Rodents Montana 183

10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2011

This behavior is not at all out of character for Tufted Titmice as is explained on All About Birds : They line this cup with soft materials such as hair, fur, wool, and cotton, sometimes plucking hairs directly from living mammals.

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Raccoons Woodchucks Opossums Squirrels 230

10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count. But the wilds of Nevada revealed rattlesnakes, lizards (OK, the lizards didn’t seem that dangerous), and more than one mama cow who stared us down when our vehicles got too close to a calf. Birding Lizards Mammals Reptiles Trips animals'

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Nevada Coyotes Rattlesnake Chicago 179

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2014

In summary: unless you’re a cow or a human, cow’s milk is always a bad idea. Even wild mammals – fawns, squirrels, bunnies, etc. – will develop serious and often fatal stomach problems if fed cow’s milk. Milk + Wildlife = Big Mistake.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Birds Eggs 255

Reddit Animals

MAY 6, 2023

3) Rabbits have one of the highest caloric milks among mammals so cows milk isn’t going to cut it. Kitten milk replacement with heavy cream works in a pinch but squirrel or rabbit milk replacement is the only real substitute. It’s just not their function and against a few rules. I operate as a permitted rehab in Florida.

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Rabbits Wildlife Rehabilitation Kittens Fox 52

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

Not only do we take care of zillions of injured and orphaned birds/mammals/reptiles/whatever, we also have to deal with and educate the public. Salami for an American Kestrel, salted popcorn for a baby squirrel,” wrote Sigrid Warren. “I I took in nestling grey squirrels that had been fed tomatoes,” said Alix Parks. “If

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Squirrels Hamburgers Chickens Wildlife Rehabilitation 250

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

I took home a few of the pellets and found that the owls were feasting on grey squirrels and cottontail rabbits. There was also a mammal jawbone in the pellet too. I wasn’t as interested in the mammal jawbone, but it totally piqued his interest. I was intrigued…what could that beak be from?

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Bats Dissection Owls Minnesota 209