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Why Do Birds Eat Snails?

It’s May, deep in the New England woods. New leaves are sprouting. High up in the branches, a small brown bird calls out a clear, trilling song, e-e-e-oh-lay. It’s a wood thrush, telling all the other birds that this is his spot.

On a low branch nearby, his mate pats

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