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Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #7755 on: October 05, 2018, 11:19:04 AM »



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Some people might think the Harpy Eagle is shrill, but she also has talons the size of Grizzly Bear claws, and is not afraid to fight for what she believes in (mainly dinner).

People may call you shrill and hysterical, but this is because they are intimidated by your strength.
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Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #7756 on: October 05, 2018, 11:24:56 AM »
Who? Protected birds getting wounded

http://www.mininggazette.com/news/2018/10/who-protected-birds-getting-wounded/


Photo by Michelle Anderson This great horned owl was found by a Lake Linden village employee on Friday morning with an injured wing, which has been found to be a pellet gun wound.
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Re: Birds in the News
« Reply #7757 on: October 05, 2018, 11:27:54 AM »
Quote from: T40cfr403 on August 23, 2018, 03:39:12 PM
'The poor bird's in pretty rough shape.' Someone in Key West shot an osprey

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article217076245.html

An osprey sat on a boat mast. A 'freak accident' brought trouble to bird and man

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article217130700.html

Floating Museum Employee Cited In Osprey Shooting

http://www.wlrn.org/post/floating-museum-employee-cited-osprey-shooting

Update: Osprey Shot In Key West Euthanized

http://www.wlrn.org/post/osprey-shot-key-west-euthanized

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« Reply #7758 on: October 05, 2018, 11:29:55 AM »
For the Ancient Aleuts, the Bird Was the Word

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/for-the-ancient-aleut-the-bird-was-the-word/?utm_source=Hakai+Magazine+Weekly&utm_campaign=9af06adaa9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-9af06adaa9-121598265


People started frequenting the Rat Islands, in the western Aleutian Islands, roughly 6,000 years ago. There, the ancient Aleuts came up with a range of ingenious ways to exploit the abundance of birds with which they shared the islands. Photo by Maximilian Buzun/Alamy Stock Photo
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« Reply #7759 on: October 05, 2018, 02:06:53 PM »
BirdNote Stories for the week of October 7, 2018

https://mailchi.mp/birdnote/weeklypreview-866381?e=e2aca28750

Featuring: Using the Merlin Bird ID App

https://www.birdnote.org/show/using-merlin-bird-id-app

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« Reply #7760 on: October 05, 2018, 02:08:59 PM »
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« Reply #7761 on: October 05, 2018, 02:14:14 PM »
Auckland Airport's 'bird-man' keeps flying safe, one feathered flyer at a time

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/107547701/auckland-airports-birdman-keeps-flying-safe-one-feathered-flyer-at-a-time


Auckland Airport wildlife officer Ian Buckingham uses this firecracker-shooting gun to scare off birds at the airfield.
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« Reply #7762 on: October 05, 2018, 02:18:53 PM »
The Woolyneck comes home

https://www.thedailystar.net/nature-quest/news/the-woolyneck-comes-home-1642888


 A pair of Asian-woolynecked storks foraging in Premtali, a small town in Rajshahi, this monsoon. Courtesy: Fuad Hasan Parag
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« Reply #7764 on: October 07, 2018, 02:39:22 PM »
Endangered eastern ospreys raise two chicks on barge nest in Port Lincoln

https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/endangered-eastern-ospreys-raise-two-chicks-on-barge-nest-in-port-lincoln/news-story/a0a70b74069e16c3ec2e1828cef94925


The female takes off the fish's head as the male holds it steady. Picture: Take 2 PhotographySource:Supplied
(^^^Well, that's one interpretation! LOL ;D)
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« Reply #7767 on: October 07, 2018, 02:47:15 PM »
Vultures are the new beautiful

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/sports/outdoors/cc-sp-cori-brown-column-100718-story.html


This Black vulture is warming himself up in the early morning sun. (Cori Brown photo)
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« Reply #7769 on: October 07, 2018, 05:11:00 PM »
Woodpeckers, welcome neighbor or possible nuisance?

https://www.marinij.com/2018/10/05/woodpeckers-welcome-neighbor-or-possible-nuisance/


Photo by Cathleen Carter
A moveable toe helps woodpeckers clasp branches as they search for insects.
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