10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2012

His eyes were in the process of changing from yellow to brown, and his tail was not yet red. Yes, wildlife rehabilitators hate those things, especially when they fly off the bird and under your shirt, which they are prone to do. I picked up a Red-tailed hawk two days ago. He was not a fledgling, but not an adult. we’re asked.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

As a birder I like to believe that I have amassed a significant quantity of information about birds but Julie, in her labor of love as a wildlife rehabilitator, puts my puny store of bird lore in the shade. It brims with humor, with depth, with emotion, and with deeply personal stories that transcend typical nature writing.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2015

The process took eight years and has since been duplicated all over the world with a variety of species, explained one of our guides … the genial and informative Dr. Kress himself. As a wildlife rehabilitator, I am used to dealing with the (sometimes) well-meaning but uninformed public, who ask questions like “Do birds have bones?”

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