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Cavity Nesting Birds of North America and Their Babies!

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Their nest is typically built with a base of bark strips and flakes with lumps of earth; with a cup of finer bark shreds, grasses and rootlets, but mainly lined with fur. These are nestlings, just a few days old, in their comfy, fur-lined nest, begging for food.

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Where the Kingfishers Are

10,000 Birds

We soon located two nests of Eastern Barn Owls , but were unable to find the Sooty Owls that make the site a drawn for many birders. The highlight of the night was a Striped Possum, a large squirrel sized possum with black and white striped fur.

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