Richardson: We fooled the killdeers. What else can we move slowly and gradually?
Avian moving experts successfully shifted a pair of killdeer birds and their four eggs 25 metres away from the Ottawa Bluesfest main stage. The experts transferred the eggs from their real nest into an artificial one. Once it was established that mama bird and papa bird had failed to notice the switcheroo, the experts then moved the new home at the rate of one metre every 15 to 20 minutes. The birds were none the wiser, and the eggs hatched soon after.
I had no idea that experts are standing by
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