"Karen" wrote in message
...
In article , Daniel Phillips
writes:

it finally happened: a bird, either a robin or mourning dove,
drowned in there

I know the feeling, I've pull 3 dead sparrows out of my pond this summer
and I
have 3 bird baths.

You can lead a bird to water, but you can't make him not sink.
If anyone watches CSI you should know that the apparent cause of death may
not be the real issue. They may have been sick when they came to drink and,
errm, croaked, in your pond.
If you have West Nile in your area check with the local health authorities
and see if they want the bird bodies. Take standard precautions when
handling the little corpses. You can put your hand inside a shopping bag,
pick up the dead bird, and pull the bag over your hand to wrap it in the bag
without touching it.
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Crashj