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Question about wild ducks and how they raise ducklings

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Will ducks “babysit” or adopt ducklings that have been abandoned? Can someone explain a bit more about duck behavior with their babies? Are ducklings generally safe with other ducks that aren’t their parents? Do ducks and geese have a sense of community together if they become familiar with each other?

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Streaks, Variegations, and Pirates

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By constant harassment, egg ejection, and in some cases hatchling removal, the original owners abandon ship and the Piratic Flycatchers move in. Unlike brood parasites, they raise their own young in their pirated nest. Sometimes they may redecorate a bit within the nest with dead leaves or other material.

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Flycatchers in the Cocoa

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Targeting a nest that is just approaching completion, the flycatchers persistently annoy the builders until they eventually abandon the nest. Having successfully claimed ownership of the nest, the Piratic Flycatchers move in, lay and incubate their eggs, and ultimately raise their young in the pirated nest. Piratic Flycatcher.

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The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project

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But a Bewick’s Wren did build a nest, which it promptly abandoned before laying any eggs. But perhaps “tweets” simply went out that Aldea is a great place to raise chicks. Hopefully, we can increase its numbers through preservation and permaculture, as well as the Mountain Chickadee and Bewick’s Wren, which are also declining.

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National Family Pack Walk Giveaway

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will walk to raise money to save the lives of shelter dogs. All proceeds from the National Family Pack Walk events will be donated to the Cesar Millan Foundation, which raises awareness and supports the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of abused and abandoned dogs.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. ” While this species is not explicitly associated with infanticide, the fact that the bird lays 1-3 eggs but only ever raises one chick also implies that the species should also be closely watched by child protection agencies.

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How To Get A Bird Back Up The Chimney

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Chimney Swifts are remarkable birds who are having a harder and harder time finding brick chimneys in which to nest and raise their families. They are among the most difficult birds for wildlife rehabilitators to raise, so if any fall down your chimney their best chance of survival is to put them back up there again.