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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Milk or Bread

10,000 Birds

Birds hatch out of eggs, like some species of snakes, who also have no boobs, although with a snake the fact is more readily apparent. While snakes protect their eggs, and may protect their young for a short period of time after they hatch, baby snakes are very soon on their own. Call a wildlife rehabilitator!

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

10,000 Birds

Even as a veteran wildlife rehabilitator, I could scarcely believe the sight before me. She chirped a quiet but definite message, and everyone in the room understood she was not done with life yet. Within a few hours we had cleaned it, picked it clean of maggots, and treated it for any residual maggots or their eggs.

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