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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

When he reached out to ask if he could contribute a piece to 10,000 Birds about about the ethics around the current Snowy Owl irruption in the central and eastern United States we were all for it! “In In support of the Snowys I will not be liking any more Snowy Owl photos.”. Snowy Owls have value. Species have value.

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Starlings and Eagles

10,000 Birds

It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. Any bird that was wounded — and a bander could often prevent that fate by firing the net quickly enough — was nursed back to health. Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string. Enough to draw the attention of a predator.

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