The male starts constructing a new nest while the female is still feeding the first brood, and when the chicks are 10 12 days old, he takes over feeding duties while the female completes the new nest.
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After watching hundreds of Taliban prisoners here wither for five months, the International Committee of the Red Cross has taken over feeding them, with some prisoners so severely malnourished that doctors said they could not take solid food.
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The woman left her son with a friend while she went to a store sometime in July and never came back, so the neighbors took over feeding and caring for him _ until someone finally called police on Sept . 14.
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Kidd was charged with domestic violence assault, a misdemeanor, after his wife, Joumana, called police for help and told them Kidd punched her in the face at their suburban Paradise Valley home during a quarrel over feeding their 2-year-old son.
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In this case, it's worth noting that when smaller birds, hummingbirds included, harass larger birds it often has more to do with protecting a nest or territory associated with a potential mate than general aggression prompted over feeding territory and other resources, and that seems to fit the bill ( hah ! ) with the situation you describe, except this isn't really the season where aggression associated with mating is strongest, unless you are in a particularly warm latitude.
