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every day. The attentive parents have to work from 

 "early morn till dewy eve" to keep them satisfied. The 

 nest is kept perfectly clean, all excrement or other dirt 



(Photos by A R. Cahn.) 



FIG. 103. "The wind blows east, the wind blows west, 

 The blue egg in the robin's nest 

 Will soon have beak and wings and breast, 

 And flutter and fly away." 



being carried away by the parents. Even after the young 

 have left the nest and are making short flights or hiding 

 in the bushes, the parents watch over them. 



