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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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José Olivares

Federally protected bird’s nest holds up sale of Ford truck in Kansas

A bird's nest made of twigs sits on top of a tire in a vehicle's wheel well
The robin sits on her eggs on the tire of the Ford F-250. Photograph: Olathe Ford Lincoln

A truck sold by a Kansas dealership cannot be taken from the lot by its new owner because a family of robins is living atop one of the vehicle’s tires.

The relatively novel situation has gained widespread attention after the dealership in the Kansas community of Olathe wrote about it on its Facebook page – and it perhaps taught many that active robin nests are protected by federal law from the US.

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