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      <title>Three useful 3D prints for backyard habitat work</title>
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      <description>The free Backyard Habitat Utility Pack puts a window-pattern spacing stencil, nest-box opening gauge, and field-photo scale on one X1C plate.</description>
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      <description>A one-plate nest-box maintenance scoop with a built-in M3 heat-set latch-bolt keeper.</description>
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