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« Reply #8415 on: February 13, 2019, 02:54:58 PM »
Meet the World's Smallest, Toughest Owl

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/meet-worlds-smallest-toughest-owl.htm


The tiny elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) weighs less than a golf ball. Flickr (CC By 2.0)
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« Reply #8416 on: February 14, 2019, 01:29:59 PM »
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« Reply #8417 on: February 14, 2019, 01:32:16 PM »
Far From Home, A Golden Eagle Is Being Nursed Back To Health In Southeast Missouri

http://www.krcu.org/post/far-home-golden-eagle-being-nursed-back-health-southeast-missouri#stream/0


The golden eagle was found in Ellington, Missouri, and is expected to be released at Duck Creek Conservation Area in 2-3 weeks.
Credit John Watkins/Watkins Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
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« Reply #8418 on: February 14, 2019, 01:33:11 PM »
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« Reply #8419 on: February 14, 2019, 01:37:05 PM »
Quote from: AlisonL on February 13, 2019, 01:46:25 PM
Wisdom, the incredible Laysan Albatross, has a new chick once again! She is at least 68 years old.

Mom Wisdom with her chick:



Dad Akeakamai with the chick:



Photo by Bob Peyton/USFWS.

https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2019/2/7/Albatross-Wisdom-is-a-new-mom-again

More: Wisdom, the World's Oldest Known Wild Bird, is a Mother Again

https://www.care2.com/causes/wisdom-the-worlds-oldest-known-wild-bird-is-a-mother-again-2.html


Wisdom and her mate, Akeakamai. Credit: Kiah Walker/USFWS
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« Reply #8420 on: February 14, 2019, 01:39:12 PM »
Photos: Fighting eagles

https://www.pjstar.com/photogallery/IP/20190212/NEWS/212009999/PH/1


DAVID ZALAZNIK/JOURNAL STAR A bald eagle swoops in to intimidate another that has a partially-eaten fish in its talons in an effort to "share" the meal.
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« Reply #8421 on: February 14, 2019, 01:45:22 PM »
Coyote and bald eagle battle for supremacy on frozen Maine lake

https://bangordailynews.com/2019/02/13/outdoors/coyote-and-bald-eagle-battle-for-supremacy-on-frozen-maine-lake/


A trail camera photo shows a bald eagle and a coyote battling for supremacy over a coyote bait on Brassua Lake.
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« Reply #8422 on: February 14, 2019, 01:53:00 PM »
Winning Photos on Exhibit at Walker Nature Center in Reston

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2019/feb/13/winning-photos-exhibit-walker-nature-center-reston/


In the 2018 Audubon Photography Award Show, the Grand Prize Winner by Steve Mattheis, captures a Great Gray Owl staring directly into the camera lens as it fights for balance on a thin branch.
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« Reply #8426 on: February 14, 2019, 03:58:06 PM »
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board

Flammulated Owl Survey Technicians-Wyoming

https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/flammulated-owl-survey-technicians-wyoming/
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Feisty owl's smile steals hearts after he is found with broken wing

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/feisty-owls-smile-steals-hearts-15825646

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