Nick and Mary Biagioni thought the birdhouse had been left for the taking, but a message later that night revealed the hilarious misunderstanding

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Nick and Mary Biagioni, both 29, spotted a birdhouse and its pole sitting by the curb while driving through Woodstock, Conn., and assumed it was free

Hours later, the couple learned a screenshot of their car and trailer had been posted in a local Facebook group by someone searching for the missing birdhouse

After realizing their mistake, the couple contacted the owner and returned the birdhouse the next morning — but not before joking about a “ransom”

Nick and Mary Biagioni thought they had…

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