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Wildlife Rehabber Misidentification

10,000 Birds

“Here’s an idea for a blog,” wrote Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator from Kentucky. He was right! And once I took in three pit bull puppies that turned out to be squirrels.”. “I Birds Conservation Bird falcon grackle Green Heron hawk owl vulture wildlife rehabilitators wren' This is a great topic. Can you ID?”.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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Injured wildlife are not the most cooperative of patients. Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. I was working at the Coastal Wildlife Rescue Center here in Alabama, and he had either been blown in during a storm or caught a ride on a ship. Yeah right!

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If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…

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5 Responses to “If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News…&# Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am What is it with North American birders and squirrels?! I, an American birder, like squirrels and they must sense that because they never attack me. Wicked, right? Cute as a button! I was pretty scared.

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Do Not Feed Baby Birds Ham

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Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. THEY’VE BEEN FEEDING HIM LOW-SALT HAM,” she wrote, all in caps, then added some choice commentary which I can’t seem to locate right now, but which inspired all her rehabber friends to add their two cents. “A The baffling, mind-boggling public. Like they aren’t crazy enough?”. “I

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Winter Wanderland

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I might have to add the Dallas airport staff to the list of things Buffon was right about. After a pleasant morning with ducks, crisp snow and sunshine, we followed the wildlife trail on our way out. We also saw Prairie Dogs , Bison , Mule Deer , Abert’s Squirrel and Coyote. I flew into Denver from Mexico.

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Maine’s Great Black Hawk – Rescued!

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Dark eyes peered down at us, its sharp yellow and black bill perfect for scooping up unsuspecting squirrels from the ground below. I could write an entire essay on the foolish ways people approach nature and wildlife… but I won’t. But the hawk remained, continuing its diet of squirrels and varmints.

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Keep finding decapitated mice/rats under car

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Lots of squirrels, chipmunks, deer, rabbits. the last part is raptor behavior but I can't imagine what kind of bird would be small enough to choose this space when there's 300 yds of chain link fence right there, and I've yet to see a dead squirrel, rabbit or chipmunk. but that's pretty much it for mammals.

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