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Old 09-06-2006, 02:35 PM
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Re: Ethical dilemma - hand-taming young robins

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Originally Posted by henrya
On the other hand, one of the early bird books I read related the tale of a Robin that was hand-tamed to eat pieces of cheese, and ended up in a mouse-trap!

henrya
Ouch! but surely equally likely to happen to a bird accustomed to taking cheese from a bird table? (Apparently cheese isn't the best mousetrap bait: fruit-and-nut chocolate is more effective, I'm told)
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