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TMB StudiosI have a nest with 3 eggs but apparently something happened to the female-haven’t seen her in about 3 weeks. The male is still around and guards the nest by chasing away other birds and making his presence know when I check the nest. He occasionally peeks in the nest box. This breaks my heart. Should I wait any longer before removing the nest and would it be better to do it at night when the male is hopefully asleep? Don’t want to upset him if he sees me taking it away.
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