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The Medicine Bird

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However, ongoing research at Sia Essential Species Repository (see below) reveals this is not always the case, and that there are actually five phases between albino and leucistic. Wildlife centers depend heavily on the advice of veterinarians who work with wildlife, and who often exchange treatments and experiences with each other.

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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

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For decades researchers have made annual trips out to the Tortugas to catch Sooty Terns, attach tiny silver bands to their legs with unique identification numbers, and then set them free again. When I say “cut,” I mean paper-cut sized wounds here. Now, I don’t want anyone in the blogging audience to be alarmed.

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German Birding Blitz

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Your author watching a Hawfinch instead of the castle Now it was time to research the trip. Once on our own, Jess and I decided to try a fun experiment. After the castle we wound our way through the Black Forest where we were able to watch a pair of Eurasian Three-toed Woodpeckers foraged a few feet in front of us.