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Springtime Tree Cutting and Wildlife

10,000 Birds

Both were too small for a human hand and too deep to see what was inside, so he called PMWC and was asked to bring the entire section of trunk to the center. Volunteer Moya Kinnealy reached in nearly to her elbow and removed four tiny Red-bellied Woodpeckers. Two families were split up and made homeless by the cutting of one tree.

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Salon des Refusés (part 1)

10,000 Birds

While it is laudable to point out the plight of homeless woodpeckers, this is hardly the right subject for an upbeat bird photo contest. That is an easy trick – capture a bird in a seemingly human pose, just to attract sympathy for the bird. Every bird photo should tell a story, not just show a bird.

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