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Figure 18-26 • A young robin in an open-mouth rigid spread-wing position, often assumed by birds after slamming into a closed window.
This form of transient catatonia is usually short-lived, with most birds recovering within a few minutes.
Figure 18-27 • A small song bird crouches in a snow bank, still stunned after striking a patio door. Moments after the picture was taken
the bird fl ew away.
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