Time to take a hand?
Jun 09, 2021
2 minutes
AFTER a promising start to this year’s breeding season, it all went downhill quite quickly. I had three white-breasted wood-swallows (Artamus leucorynchus) fledge the nest, but then lost each one over a few days.
Certainly, the weather did not help, with night-time frosts. However, when I inspected the dead chicks, I found the vents wet and dirty. This suggested some
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