Recycle Your Eggshells to Help Nesting Birds
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BirdNote Daily
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BirdNote
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audio
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Nature
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Publication Date |
Apr 15, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:01:45

Female birds need to eat calcium to have enough of the mineral to lay their eggs. But it can be hard to find enough of it to eat in nature. We can help our backyard birds by offering them some extra calcium in bird feeders and by recycling our used egg shells.

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Egg-laying birds need extra calcium.

Female birds need to eat calcium to have enough of the mineral to lay their eggs. But it can be hard to find enough of it to eat in nature. We can help our backyard birds by offering them some extra calcium in bird feeders and by recycling our used egg shells.

More info and transcript at BirdNote.org

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