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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Baby Grey Squirrels in a shoebox wrapped in a dude’s old tighty-whities,” said Michelle Wellard. “No, Debbie Faires in South Carolina had a baby squirrel delivered in a mink hat. “Apparently she found a fallen American Robin ‘s egg,” she wrote, “and kept it in there for two weeks! No, I did not take a picture!”

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Cavity Nesting Birds of North America and Their Babies!

10,000 Birds

Wood Duck ( Aix sponsa ) Female Incubating Eggs in a Nest Box “Many species of cavity-nesting birds have declined because of habitat reduction. This is the female incubating eggs in the nest box… and a couple of weeks later… then, at the ripe old age of 17 days, what’s going on out here?