10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2013
Much like Carrie’s recent experiences being hoodwinked by non-bird sources of birdy-sounding calls , I’ve had my share of animal encounters out in the field. And of course, way too many chipmunks and squirrels and raccoons and turtles to count.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2022
Anyway, the story is not quite how I remembered it, to be honest, but fitting enough to describe the almost claustrophobic birding experience in ever-shrinking Nanhui. Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
What is important to this particular hawk, though, is not the color of the feathers on her body but of the bandages on her feet, as she was caught in a double leg hold trap set for raccoons. Wildlife centers depend heavily on the advice of veterinarians who work with wildlife, and who often exchange treatments and experiences with each other.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 6, 2013
Second, even if we do, we have discovered through bitter experience that jewelry can either be snatched or, like very small guns, used against us. asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. Raccoons are worse than birds,” said Gay Frazee. As for nice clothing … right!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2021
He tells, for example, of sitting close by a fox den, and watching a raccoon walk past it with a look of acknowledgement. But he pretty much drops the subject, except for a final Chapter 9, “My Transition,” when he addresses it briefly, and says “I could write a book about these experiences alone.” He probably should do.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 21, 2024
But this park’s flagship non-birds could be none other than the Coati, a tropical raccoon relative. Still, this sort of wildlife experience is available in pretty much any Mexican city. I’m happy to say that the ones right on the other side of a low wall were not so large. Which is rather freeing, don’t you think?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
I’d like a hit squad to visit the people who call me in the middle of dinner or at 3 AM to tell me they have a baby raccoon they found two weeks ago,” wrote Kathy in Indiana. “I’d wish for rehabber-appreciative regulators who don’t think adding paperwork equals adding security,” wrote Louise in Oregon.
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