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'They're my step birbies': Woman Realizes the Nesting Stellar's Jay On Her Porch is a Single Mom, Steps Up to Be the Best Bird 'Step Dad'

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    I noticed some commotion on my front porch
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    it turned out to be a nest made by a Steller's Jay
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    I left some string out for the nest
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    and attempted to befriend her by bribing her with peanuts
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    so I named her Peanuts
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    at first she thought I was ugly and kind of lame
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    but she eventually got used to me
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    she laid four speckled eggs
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    when she started getting puffed up and defensive
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    I realized her babies had arrived
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    I've been watching them get bigger every single day
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    see her husband pickles had disappeared before her eggs had even hatched
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    so she's been raising the kids alone as a single mom
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    I still bring her peanuts every morning
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    her babies are almost ready to leave the nest
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    sometimes I have to remind myself
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    I'm not just the stepdad
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    I'm the dad that stepped up
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