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Purple Martin Feeding and Nesting Habits

Season 4 | 2m 37s

The Kratt brothers follow a purple martin to the river where they watch him feeding on hatching mayflies. Later, they discover a colony nesting on the riverbank. Koki explains that this is rare because nowadays, purple martins nest on houses built for them by humans.

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