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	Podcast:		BirdNote
	Episode:		When Does a Crossbill's Bill Cross?
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:01:31
	Publish Date:		2024-08-17 07:00:00
	Description:		A young crossbill starts life with a wedge-shaped beak. As it grows up and starts to feed itself by removing conifer seeds from their tough packaging, the tips of its bill begin to grow rapidly — and then they cross. By the time the bird is a month and a half old, the tips of its bill become fully crossed. More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.
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