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Old 05-14-2009, 04:37 PM   #25
FishermanTim
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One of the more interesting aspects of backyard birdwatching is if you have trees nearby that birds are nesting in, you will eventually see what the young birds look like. For example, young cardinals are colored like the female. Another is when sparrows leave the nest, they don't leave the area. They will continually try to get the parents to feed them like they did when in the nest. (If you see a sparrow hunched down with its wings fluttering by its side with its mouth wide open, that a "fledgling" that is trying to sponge a free meal from mom and dad.
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