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    Owl dead in tree

    The challenge when a bird gets hung up like that is they can severely break their leg as they struggle to escape. Birds have interesting bones very unlike mammals, super efficient structurally, they can’t be heavy like a ground-based mammal. When a compound fracture happens to a leg rehabbers...
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    Owl dead in tree

    Thx for documenting that owl disaster so well! Good to see your face. Onward! -AJ
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    Owl dead in tree

    Ha. Poor spotted owl, the butt-end of every joke ;-)
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    Owl dead in tree

    These are valid concerns on paper. In actuality for arbs very low probability. When in doubt wear gloves and a mask. A lot of this is common sense, don't inhale when a cloud of "bat dung dust" blows in your face out of a tree cavity. A friend (not an arb) got a lung infection from the Cryptoccus...
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    Owl dead in tree

    I've dealt with so many dead and dying owls and hawks, some hung up most of them secondary rodenticide poisoning, I've had to put aside omens of death. It's about their suffering not mine. I had a streak for awhile where a raven would fly over and croak every time I was on a particularly...
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    TCIA WTF?

    Which is why I referred to TreeBuzz as an anomaly. Social media has killed a lot. The quality of tree work related content and discussion on FB for example is horrendous. Any of the remaining tree work related forums left are all in the same boat, jumping from one to another is like a near...
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    TCIA WTF?

    That was covered previously in this thread. There is general agreement that checking in with Buzzers before quoting them is a good idea. On the other hand it can also be argued (and it is true) we already are quoting each other constantly on the Buzz "without consent". TreeBuzz is a public...
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    TCIA WTF?

    Right on! Thx Mark. Excessive reactivity is definitely a leading behavior that social media has taken advantage of and amplified to keep viewers engaged. We have been getting weirdly trained in that regard over the recent years. The 'Buzz is a continuing breath of fresh air where we can choose...
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    Knee ascender attachment

    That's a good point. There's a sweet spot in the length of the bungee where you get enough stretch to fully extend your leg and stand up on the knee ascender without excessive resistance, and having a good strong pull so the knee ascender is immediately responsive and rises up quickly as you...
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    Knee ascender attachment

    Might've been me. I've been doing this for a long time with my Tree Motion harnesses. I was sending the bungee up through the left front D, up to the left side D, then over to the right side D. Currently I'm putting a Kong accessory biner on the left front D and redirecting the bungee through...
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    TCIA WTF?

    Understood.
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    TCIA WTF?

    We’re all now “public personas” in the mindless commerce machine. The logarithmic vultures feed on our willing carcasses daily. We’re all in the same boat, it’s a wash. Keep on buzz’n! -AJ
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    TCIA WTF?

    That is genuinely weird! If I was you I’d dress like a leprechaun and go with the flow! (no actually). AJ
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    Nabbing a cat from under a curved leaner oak

    I like to set my line well above a stuck cat so I can get above them and prevent them from moving up. Problem on a tree like this is I won't have good position with feet on the tree to work. The cat made a move face down onto steeper trunk and was going to fall. I made a quick grab without the...
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    TCIA WTF?

    My guess is that TreeBuzz owns the intellectual property (IP) on whatever is published on their platform. Would've been nice if TCIA contacted those quoted as a courtesy. These pieces are like Buzz Forum summaries around a given topic. In that way there is an AI feel. Interesting. Probably not...
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