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Monday Morning Mystery 050211
Alice Leurck writes:
"When I saw this Chipping Sparrow in the yard yesterday, I thought it had something in it's beak.
"But it was back today, and the strange appearing beak is still there.
"I wonder what causes an abnormality like this."
Anyone have any theories? It couldn't just be something stuck on the bill, right? (Thanks, Alice!)
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That is a really intersting situation for that little bird. I’d love to know what happened, birth defect or something stuck on there?!
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That is a really intersting situation for that little bird. I’d love to know what happened, birth defect or something stuck on there?!