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Fire and Rain

10,000 Birds

Over the last two weeks, we raised our faces and sniffed. Not only did this lead to the historical demand that fire be suppressed — it also created, I think, an emotional, aesthetic reaction to burned landscapes. For us here in the valley, though, at least it cleared the air. On the whole, people do not value them.

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The Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Wish List

10,000 Birds

The general public is out and about, birds and animals are raising their young, and human/wildlife interaction is at its peak. Self-cleaning pens, never-empty feed buckets,” wrote Angel in South Carolina and Zoe in California. It’s August, and first on the menu is: Fried Rehabber. Summer is high season. wrote Laura, on Long Island.

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