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... appear to be crammed full . A nest of young starlings will keep both parents very busy from morning till night . When the cherries are ripe the starling will cer- tainly have them if he has the chance , as indeed will blackbirds ...
... appear to be crammed full . A nest of young starlings will keep both parents very busy from morning till night . When the cherries are ripe the starling will cer- tainly have them if he has the chance , as indeed will blackbirds ...
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... appear , however lonely the place . Often in my own haunts , when watching for days together the movements and habits of some furred or feathered creature , the robin has come and made friends with me , becoming at last so intimate as ...
... appear , however lonely the place . Often in my own haunts , when watching for days together the movements and habits of some furred or feathered creature , the robin has come and made friends with me , becoming at last so intimate as ...
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... appear- ance in the country is very uncertain , his visits de- pending probably on the food to be got . Though the bramble - finches eat insects and seeds , their favourite food seems to be the beech - mast , and as there is not a full ...
... appear- ance in the country is very uncertain , his visits de- pending probably on the food to be got . Though the bramble - finches eat insects and seeds , their favourite food seems to be the beech - mast , and as there is not a full ...
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... bright eyes , open their mouths , appear to chide me for my presence , and then go on search- ing for food . Both parents were close at hand , now and again sending out a ringing note of warn- 96 WITHIN AN HOUR OF LONDON TOWN .
... bright eyes , open their mouths , appear to chide me for my presence , and then go on search- ing for food . Both parents were close at hand , now and again sending out a ringing note of warn- 96 WITHIN AN HOUR OF LONDON TOWN .
Page 113
... appears in his church - going clothes , carrying a tray , on which is a bottle and a long , deep glass . “ Squire , ” he said , " I consider yer do me an hon- our in eating an ' drinking in my house . Will ye oblige me by tasting my own ...
... appears in his church - going clothes , carrying a tray , on which is a bottle and a long , deep glass . “ Squire , ” he said , " I consider yer do me an hon- our in eating an ' drinking in my house . Will ye oblige me by tasting my own ...
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