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Power Companies and Springtime Tree Removal

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But there are ways to prevent this situation, and to prevent the constant springtime problem of wildlife being orphaned… like these Barred Owls , above left, and Red-Shouldered Hawks , all of whom were delivered as eggs to Christine’s Critters in Weston, CT, thanks to two different private homeowners’ felling of trees. 5) Display attitude.

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Shutting Your Trap

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Not only did we convince the local head of PRH that DEC was horning in on his territory, we managed to drag the president of the nearby Fish and Game Club – who personally detested trapping – into the fray. Birds Conservation Great Horned Owl leghold traps Red-tailed Hawk wildlife rehabilitators'

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The Art of Bird Camp

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He then led a lively game of name-that-bird charades by flailing his arms in simulations of various wingbeats, timing his flights so as not to fall overboard during oceanic swells. Puffins growl like chainsaws, and one in Britain was seen carrying 62 fish in her beak. What’s it called when birds return to the same nesting spot?”

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