10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2018

Lesser White-fronted Goose and Greater Spotted Eagle came to mind, but what else? The Lesser White-fronted Goose is one of the most threatened waterfowl species of the Western Palearctic, with illegal killing being the most important threat globally. I am right, Kostas confirms, it is a Greater Spotted Eagle.

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Greece 2017 Pelicans Geese 176

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

In a recent case involving my own facility, an immature bald eagle was hit by a car. People passed the eagle often. Rehabilitators also cooperate with law enforcement on illegal activity, and even monitor emerging diseases in avian species. He lay in a ditch with a spinal injury, unable to move.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 189

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter. If you find a young hawk or eagle out of the nest and it is covered in down and is unable to stand on its huge feet, it needs to get back in the nest. Leave it be.

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Birds Fox Raised Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2015

She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. This post is from Lisa Beth Acton, a wildlife rehabilitator in Accord, NY. Lisa brings her to all kinds of gatherings to spread the word of wildlife (see Xena’s Facebook page ). This summer Lisa raised three orphaned Common Ravens.

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Raised Mice Wildlife Rehabilitation Squirrels 225

10,000 Birds

MAY 31, 2011

This ruled out some excellent species like Cape Eagle Owl, Violet Wood-hoopoe, African Finfoot and Half-collared Kingfisher and I was still left with 36 species. Initially I came up with a list of 64 favorite birds, certainly not a Top 10, and no matter how hard I tried I could not whittle this down further.

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South Africa Africa Parrots Swaziland 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Nineteen days later we had racked up an amazing list of 436 species, including some of Africa’s least known birds such as Congo Serpent Eagle , Yellow-footed Honeyguide , Tessmann’s Flycatcher , Yellow-bearded Greenbul , Black-collared Lovebird and much besides. The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here.

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2020

And especially when the event can be leveraged to promote conservation, birds, and help with the fight against the illegal bird trade? Other misses included some of the more difficult birds in Costa Rica, species such as Tawny-faced Quail, Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle, Great Jacamar, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, and Sulphur-rumped Tanager.

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Costa Rica 2020 Birds Morals 199