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Re: Hungry Hobby ?

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Subject: Re: Hungry Hobby ?
From: Peter Pfeiffer <>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 08:36:26
At 05:49 PM 15/09/1997 WST, you wrote:
>Shane mentioned that he thought he could remember seeing previous 
>references describing birds eating charcoal or ash. 

   It may simply be good house-keeping. Taking the charcoal to the nest to
help rid the nest of foul, evil nest odours. 
  Regards,
        Peter.



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