Bird Health and Parasites
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Recognizing Illness in Wild Pigeons
How to spot illness in wild pigeons and doves, including posture, feeding trouble, lesions and droppings, with field-note steps, seasonal cues and safe ways to help.
Wild Bird Foot Diseases and Other Foot Problems: What Prairie Birdwatchers Can Notice
How to recognise avian pox, scaly leg mites, bumblefoot, toe injuries, entanglement and frostbite in wild birds, what each sign means, and how to record and respond with care.