By Dena Martin
The Times
Independence Day
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July 6, 2017
Mama Bird visits her babies in the nest she built in the light fixture above The Times' door.
It wasn't quite the 4th of July, but June 27 was a true Independence Day for the brood of birds that began their life just outside the door of The Times. Mama Bird made her nest in the light fixture above our front door, just as she had the year before. But this year tragedy struck.
Teeny (McMunn) came to work on June 22 to find the nest had fallen behind the newspaper box. She texted me, saying the birds were still alive but "I'm sure I should call Hospice." Two birds were still inside the grounded nest and Teeny gingerly used a piece of paper to move the two others closer to the nest.
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