Starlings and Eagles
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2013
Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string. The aim of the game was to band raptors, and specifically to band Golden Eagles. Any bird that was wounded — and a bander could often prevent that fate by firing the net quickly enough — was nursed back to health.
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