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I am sick. Again. I am vegging out with the cats watching Fellowship of the Ring. Happily, they are showing the other 2 sequels as well. I don't know how the cats do this all day without a television or computer. read more

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It is hard to put into words why raptors are so wonderful. They are not cute, like penguins. Koalas are cuddly looking, but eagles definitely are not. And raptors don’t make you laugh, like otters and seals can. If you are lucky enough to see a Peregrine falcon shoot through the sky at 200 miles per hour while chasing a pigeon, it is definitel… read more

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From my TRT journal: Easter 2000 Sunday was Easter, but at TRT it was another day of Bird Repair and Care. This is so with all rehabbers, as the animals do not observe holidays. My day started badly. I removed the wing bandage from a crow that had been “treated” at a vet 14 days ago. The bird spent 7 days at the vet’s office befor… read more

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July 12, 2001 Our vet took us on a tour of the innards of a dead Green heron this afternoon. Bird died overnight, came from a person who insisted it was "friendly." (When people tell me a wild bird is "friendly" or "calm," I tell them, "Yeah, they get real calm, and then they die.") Dr. Major looked at the swollen abdomen of the heron befor… read more

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...Your first encounter with a cardinal, adult male, in the snow will rock you with wonder. Startling as a shooting star, unbelievable as thunder in the middle of a snowstorm, this feathered hyperbole is what you can always say something else is as red as. But you're not likely to find anything else as red as. And you'll never find anything else re… read more