Plastic Bags in Nest: ‘Keep Out!’

A bird of prey has been found to decorate its nest with white objects as a warning to other birds in the same species.
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Plastic Bags in Nest: ‘Keep Out!’
Decorated nest of an 11-year-old kite. At this age kites typically decorate their nest exuberantly. F. Sergio
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/hawkchick_medium.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-119358" title="A seven-day-old black kite nestling seeks the cover of its mother in a decorated nest. (F. Sergio)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/hawkchick_medium.jpg" alt="A seven-day-old black kite nestling seeks the cover of its mother in a decorated nest. (F. Sergio)" width="320"/></a>
A seven-day-old black kite nestling seeks the cover of its mother in a decorated nest. (F. Sergio)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/pair_of_hawks_medium.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-119359" title="A pair of breeding kites collect material to build their nest. (F. Sergio)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/pair_of_hawks_medium.jpg" alt="A pair of breeding kites collect material to build their nest. (F. Sergio)" width="320"/></a>
A pair of breeding kites collect material to build their nest. (F. Sergio)
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