10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Wagner wasn’t the only one to have died from gunshot wounds. It was Montagu who first realised that the “Ring-tail hawk” and the gray male Hen Harrier were the same species, and that the bird he called the Ash-coloured Falcon was a different species to the Hen Harrier, an impressive achievement at that time.

Falcons 221

Falcons Collecting 2003 Wounded 221

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2016

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. Over the next months, it healed very well. Unfortunately, in the meantime she broke the first six flight feathers on that right wing. She could fly, but was impaired.

New Mexico 132

New Mexico Wounded Owls Mexico 132

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2014

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. “He probably decided to make a meal out of the snake, but the snake had other ideas.”. KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline.

Reptiles 204

Reptiles Chickens Sea Turtles Wildlife Rehabilitation 204

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

They adorn their bodies with decorative scarification, a painful process of slicing into the skin and rubbing the wounds with charcoal. As the wound heals, this is replaced with larger and larger lip plates until they are able to stretch their lower lip over the back of their head and can wear lip plates of 5-inches or more in diameter!

Ethiopia 240

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 240

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. Secretarybirds counter this by being very careful when killing snakes and ensuring that the prey is dead before eating it.

Botswana 221

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 221