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Steve Graham
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    August 12, 2021 at 7:33 am
    Post count: 113
    #3801

    Hi Eddy

    It is known of males killing offspring to take over a nest site from a more subordinate male. So that maybe what you have unwittingly witnessed. If the dead youngsters looked healthy and there isn’t a food shortage or predation that is a strong possibility.

    Cheers
    Steve