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Wildlife Rehabber Misidentification

10,000 Birds

“Here’s an idea for a blog,” wrote Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator from Kentucky. And once I took in three pit bull puppies that turned out to be squirrels.”. “I A high-end restaurant called me to rescue a ‘baby eagle’ they’d found,” wrote Marianne Dominguez. What’s your best misidentification of a bird?”.

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Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

10,000 Birds

I wasn’t there to birdwatch, however, I was volunteering with Wildlife ACT, a conservation organisation that provides science monitoring to the parks of Zululand in South Africa (and increasingly, beyond). A pair of last year’s puppies playing with an old skin. But the wildlife and scenery was epic.

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Winter Wanderland

10,000 Birds

After a pleasant morning with ducks, crisp snow and sunshine, we followed the wildlife trail on our way out. We admired the Bison in the frozen fields and saw a juvenile Golden Eagle which was both beautiful and a lifer for my hosts. Not worth a detour, but when in the vicinity, do check it out.

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