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Springtime Tree Cutting and Wildlife

10,000 Birds

Volunteer Moya Kinnealy reached in nearly to her elbow and removed four tiny Red-bellied Woodpeckers. The birds were living like city apartment dwellers … the upstairs neighbors were the woodpeckers, downstairs were the screech owls. Two families were split up and made homeless by the cutting of one tree. Sounds like a sitcom!

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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. Indeed, it would have been a great entry for a contest titled “Lamps in the City”, but a failure for a bird photo contest. Every bird photo should tell a story, not just show a bird.

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