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Birds and Bling

10,000 Birds

Speaking of which, Michele Wellard had an imprinted young Fish Crow she was teaching to be an education bird, part of which entailed getting him used to wearing leather anklets so he wouldn’t fly away during outdoor programs. Another Great Horned Owl snagged his talon under the wedding band of Vonda Lee Morton’s vet. “He

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

10,000 Birds

Rehabbers see reptiles in glue traps, gulls entangled in fishing line, raccoons used as target practice, raptors dying from rodenticides, and songbirds shredded by domestic cats … cats like Puck. The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. She had an anxiety disorder she never fully overcame.

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