10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2014

“We had a call one morning about a snake and a hawk,” says Tom Sweets, the executive director and chief rescuer of the Key West Wildlife Center , located at the very tip of Florida. The snake had no puncture wounds, and was released 24 hours later. Last year, 4,000 young Peregrine Falcons swept through the Keys on their way north.

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Reptiles Chickens Sea Turtles Wildlife Rehabilitation 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2016

This guest blog was written by Mikal Deese, Wildlife Educator, Rehabilitator, and founder of On A Wing And A Prayer in Corrales, New Mexico. Luckily, she had no broken bones, but she did have a large open wound on her right wing. Since I didn’t have an old falconer on hand, I watched some YouTube videos.

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New Mexico Wounded Owls Mexico 129

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

They typically dispatch a snake by stomping on it with their heavily armored legs and feet, accurately directing their rear talons at the skull to effect a swift mortal wound to the head. As do a diverse suite of other wildlife from lions and zebras to ground squirrels and meerkats. Watching them hunt is fascinating.

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Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 217