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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

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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Everyday Sunshine: Great Blue Herons

10,000 Birds

As I’ve posted before they are efficient and merciless hunters. They do like to supplement their diet with small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects. And they cough up pellets just like hawks and owls! They are aided by excellent binocular vision that lines up with their dagger-like bill. They are true generalists.