Gallery: A Day in the Life of NYC's Hospital for Wild Birds

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    Guinea Hen

    A guinea hen sits in front of a photograph of a turkey vulture.
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    Pigeon

    Two of the Wild Bird Fund's pigeons.
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    Pigeon Rehab

    Wild Bird Fund volunteer Helen Lukieviks helps an injured pigeon exercise his wings.
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    Pigeon Nestlings

    Pigeon nestlings rescued after two days in a FedEx box.
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    Lap Time

    A Canada Goose swims under the watch of Wild Bird Fund volunteer Esther Koslow.
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    Preening

    After their swim, the waterfowl preen.
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    Escaped Lovebird

    An escaped lovebird.
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    Pigeon Operation 2

    Wildlife rehabber Eugene Oda adjusts the splint on a pigeon's leg. Volunteer Helen Lukieviks assists.
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    Pigeon Operation

    Wildlife rehabber Eugene Oda adjusts the splint on a pigeon's leg.
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    Family Time

    A rooster, guinea fowl and chukar at rest.
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