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IN BIRD-LAND 



properly fly towards the path along which I had 

 been walking ; and having my camera with me I 

 photographed him sitting there. 



The Blackbird is one of the first to breed, and 

 their nests with eggs are often to be seen in early 



YOUNG BLACKBIRD. 



spring before any leaves are on the hedges, 

 although when built thus early a holly bush or 

 other evergreen is often used as a place to build 

 in. The nest is neatly made of dry grasses as a 

 rule, but some I have seen in the New Forest 



