10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

I’m to the point that I wish all the Snowy Owls in the US this winter would head back north. There’s been some confusing info because Project SNOWStorm also captured and put a transmitter on a first winter female Snowy Owl around the same time in the same area. Here are some myths: Falconry birds are essentially pets.

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Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 256

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. On the other hand, the extinction of the Spotted Owl is completely unacceptable. And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them.

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Feral Cats Cats Tnr Feral 267

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

You will know that bird died from applied pesticides, or see the owl that was hit by a car and realize this was a human-caused consequence. There was a time when our domestic pets were treated like objects. Wild birds are biologic organisms just as we and our domestic pets are. Gratefully, we now acknowledge that was wrong.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Rescue Wildlife 190

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

As I explained to my nephews when they were younger, “The Burrowing Owls don’t think we’re their friends. People on one side of the rope, owls on the other.” Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). Perhaps it comes from keeping a conscious distance while I observe them.

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Birds Egypt Family Eagles 233

10,000 Birds

APRIL 8, 2016

And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I I went into a cage of young Great Horned Owls one night carrying thawed rats,” said Linda Hufford. “I And speaking of learning lessons, I won’t be sticking un-gloved hands into a Screech Owl cage ever again. Nothing hurt but my feelings.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 183

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wounded Wildlife Opossums 183

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird. No surprise then that the species is listed as Vulnerable.

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