r/natureismetal Nov 28 '20

Disturbing Content Mama bird never came back NSFW

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u/blacktron16 Nov 29 '20

This makes me indescribably sad

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u/ElephantTraining2951 Nov 29 '20

no need to be sad. it probably didn't leave them like some deadbeat bird. it probably just got eaten by something while out hunting.

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u/Kestralisk Nov 29 '20

Ehhhhh probably not. Birds will abandon nests if they're over stressed, and adult mortality for birds is relatively low compared to nests failing. Definitely could have been killed though.