Maybe she's just fattening them up for future consumption.?
?
Rolan Nelson
Fircrest, WA
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On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 4:26 AM, Devorah the Ornithologist <birdologist at gmail.com> wrote:



hello everyone,

i've seen a lot of peculiar and unexpected bird behaviours in my lifetime, but even still, it's such a delight to know that birds never cease to amaze me. here's an example: in this video, a peregrine falcon is tenderly rearing two herring gull chicks as if they are her own:?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08eDN1csgRA&feature=youtu.be


cheers,
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