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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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Putting a baby bird back in its nest is not always the right thing to do. Call and transport the bird to a bird rehabber ASAP. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? Unfortunately a bird’s nest location is not always perfect. So: When do you intervene?

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Royal Shags and Tricky Parakeets: Birding Queen Charlotte Sound

10,000 Birds

I went out with the morning sunrise tour and then came back with the wildlife tour in the afternoon, something they are prepared to do for birders who want to spend time on Blumine Island (if both tours are going anyway). New Zealand Fur-seals are the most common pinniped found in New Zealand. Spotted Shags are endemic to New Zealand.

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