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14 April 2008 - 5:37PM
Dead birds a mystery
Linda Muller
AN autopsy of three dead birds being conducted by the RSPCA should reveal the cause of their mysterious death in Cleveland on Friday.
Cleveland resident Robyn Home said she found the birds at 12.30pm at the Magellan Canal Park, all within metres of each other and each displaying similar traits.
Robyn said she had been feeding the two magpies and one crow for the past six years and was heartbroken about the loss of ?her babies?.
?If it was just one bird, I wouldn?t have thought about it ? but three makes you wonder,? she said.
The birds were found on the ground with yellow froth out of their beaks, one among a frenzy of downy feathers.
Robyn said she had not noticed them at 9.30am when she went past their usual habitat, causing her to believe they had died within a three-hour period.
Robyn said she had contacted the Redland City Council for disposal but ultimately left it to the RSPCA when the organisation offered an autopsy regarding their deaths.
?Crows might not be everybody?s favourite birds, but these were good healthy adult birds. I am devastated they are gone,? she said.
Robyn said the park also attracted swallows, peewees and plovers.
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14 April 2008 - 5:37PM
Dead birds a mystery
Linda Muller
AN autopsy of three dead birds being conducted by the RSPCA should reveal the cause of their mysterious death in Cleveland on Friday.
Cleveland resident Robyn Home said she found the birds at 12.30pm at the Magellan Canal Park, all within metres of each other and each displaying similar traits.
Robyn said she had been feeding the two magpies and one crow for the past six years and was heartbroken about the loss of ?her babies?.
?If it was just one bird, I wouldn?t have thought about it ? but three makes you wonder,? she said.
The birds were found on the ground with yellow froth out of their beaks, one among a frenzy of downy feathers.
Robyn said she had not noticed them at 9.30am when she went past their usual habitat, causing her to believe they had died within a three-hour period.
Robyn said she had contacted the Redland City Council for disposal but ultimately left it to the RSPCA when the organisation offered an autopsy regarding their deaths.
?Crows might not be everybody?s favourite birds, but these were good healthy adult birds. I am devastated they are gone,? she said.
Robyn said the park also attracted swallows, peewees and plovers.
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