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« Reply #8745 on: April 10, 2019, 10:36:12 PM »
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« Reply #8746 on: April 10, 2019, 10:40:13 PM »
Eversource Offers Nest Site To Frustrated Osprey Pair

https://capecodchronicle.com/en/5415/harwich/4317/Eversource-Offers-Nest-Site-To-Frustrated-Osprey-Pair-Environment-Public-Utilities.htm


An osprey tries in vain to build a nest on a utility pole in South Harwich. COURTESY SALLY FAITH STEINMANN


On Tuesday, Eversource crews installed a nesting platform on a nearby pole.  COURTESY SALLY FAITH STEINMANN
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« Reply #8747 on: April 11, 2019, 09:10:48 PM »
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« Reply #8748 on: April 13, 2019, 02:22:04 PM »
Crow Murders In Idaho Are Nothing To Squawk About: Human Scarecrows Try To Divert Bird Invasion

https://milbankmonitor.com/crow-murders-in-idaho-are-nothing-to-squawk-about-human-scarecrows-try-to-divert-bird-invasion/11/04/2019/

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« Reply #8749 on: April 13, 2019, 02:24:20 PM »
Sandhill cranes are being shot by arrows in Umatilla: report

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-sandhill-crane-shot-arrows-20190410-story.html


Someone is shooting Sandhill Cranes in Umatilla, which are state-designated threatened species. (Jane Lynn)
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« Reply #8750 on: April 13, 2019, 02:31:49 PM »
Tundra swan deaths result of multiple environmental issues?

https://www.shoshonenewspress.com/local_news/20190413/tundra_swan_deaths_result_of_multiple_environmental_issues


KAJSA VAN de RIET/Idaho Department of Environmental Quality A dead tundra swan on the Coeur d'Alene River.
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Heartbreaking pictures of sparrowhawk snared with cable tie -- animal cruelty probe launched

https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/1113505/sparrowhawk-cable-tie-sspca-scotland-hawk-animal-cruelty


Female sparrow hawk rescued by SSPCA (Image: SSPCA)
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"He can hear the heartbeat of a mouse 400m away" -- Expert falconer offers exhilarating day with birds of prey

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/outdoors/869270/he-can-hear-the-heartbeat-of-a-mouse-400m-away-expert-falconer-offers-exhilarating-day-with-birds-of-prey/

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Trouble in paradise

https://www.birdguides.com/articles/trouble-in-paradise/#


The Flesh-footed Shearwaters of Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea are ingesting plastic waste from around the world, sometimes up to hundreds of pieces (Alex Bond).
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« Reply #8757 on: April 13, 2019, 04:44:04 PM »
There is a killer eagle owl on the loose in Dublin

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/killer-eagle-owl-loose-dublin


An up-close shot of the Eurasian eagle owl. Image: Getty
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Local photographer captures photo of owl, duckling in a tree

https://cbs12.com/news/local/local-photographer-captures-photo-of-owl-duckling-in-a-tree

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Guy in a wetsuit makes miraculous owl rescue on James River

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2019/04/11/barred-owl-rescue-james-river-springfield-conservation-nature-center-missouri/3434254002/




Dr. Rodney Schnellbacher at Dickerson Park Zoo prepares to do a feather transplant on the owl's injured wing. (Photo: Joey Powell/Dickerson Park Zoo)
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