THE ROOK 197 



Quite early in spring the rooks visit their old nests, in order 

 to see what repairs are required. Then, if the winter storms have 

 not damaged them too severely, they gather together a few sticks 



Rooks and their Nests 



and twigs, and very soon make them as good as new. The nests 

 are always built in the topmost branches of very high trees, where 

 even a good climber cannot easily get at them. 



Rooks evidently have laws of their own, and punish all who 

 break them. They will not allow young rooks, for instance, to 



