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« Reply #7140 on: June 05, 2018, 09:19:11 AM »
Can you spot the bird almost perfectly camouflaged in this photo?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/can-you-spot-bird-almost-12458971

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« Reply #7141 on: June 05, 2018, 09:22:48 AM »
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« Reply #7142 on: June 05, 2018, 09:35:12 AM »
Master Falconer climbs 50 feet, rescues Red-tailed Hawk tangled in net

http://fox17online.com/2018/04/25/master-falconer-climbs-50-feet-rescues-red-tailed-hawk-tangled-in-net/

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« Reply #7146 on: June 05, 2018, 09:48:57 AM »
DPIPWE investigating fatal shooting of wedge-tailed eagle in Northern Tasmania

https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5362054/wedge-tailed-eagle-fatally-shot-in-states-north/?cs=87

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« Reply #7147 on: June 05, 2018, 09:59:25 AM »
Bald eagle population recovery celebrated, but another threat remains (excellent article)

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/bald-eagle-population-recovery-celebrated-but-another-threat-remains/


X-ray image showing lead shot in the digestive tract of a bald eagle admitted to Saving Our Avian Resources in Iowa. (Courtesy)


Steamboat Veterinary Hospital veterinarian Nate Daughenbaugh and Born Free Wildlife Rehabilitation founder Tracy Bye release a bald eagle that spent three months recovering from lead poisoning. (Matt Stensland)
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« Reply #7148 on: June 05, 2018, 10:05:17 AM »
A Birder's Paradise in Zimbabwe

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/travel/zimbabwe-birds.html


Black eagles are among the birds of prey found in Matobo park.Creditgetty images


Crevices in the rocks attract nesting raptors.CreditChristopher Scott
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« Reply #7150 on: June 05, 2018, 10:14:52 AM »
Rare owl given the gift of flight after a double wing transplant

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/07/rare-owl-given-gift-flight-double-wing-transplant/


 Delicate procedure called imping which involves sticking feathers from a dead owl  Credit: Wildlife Aid Foundation 
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« Reply #7151 on: June 05, 2018, 10:18:32 AM »
Could Yuma, Arizona's trained falcons prevent the next E. coli outbreak?

https://newfoodeconomy.org/falcons-protect-lettuce-farms-bird-feces-bacteria/

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« Reply #7152 on: June 05, 2018, 05:23:51 PM »
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« Reply #7153 on: June 05, 2018, 05:26:47 PM »
The Biggest Bird That Ever Lived and 5 More Bird Superstars

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/birds-superlatives-animals-spd/?beta=true


A professor examines a reconstruction of an extinct giant moa. Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic Creative


A peregrine falcon hunts small birds at Los Islotes in Baja California. Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins, National Geographic Creative
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« Reply #7154 on: June 05, 2018, 05:28:37 PM »
Natural Sightings: The earliest raptors to nest

http://www.tehachapinews.com/lifestyle/natural-sightings-the-earliest-raptors-to-nest/article_c5241eaa-578e-11e8-9dd5-238704e5029f.html


An adult and a baby Great Horned Owl in Bear Valley Springs. Contributed by Sandy Williams
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