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weed. At once his manner changed. My touch had 
broken the spell; what could be felt could be seen, 
and, whereas before he had been as motionless as the 
pebbles about him," his one object now was to get 
out of sight as speedily as possible. Consequently, 
time after time, the moment I took my hand from 
him he was off, and it was only by squeezing the 
bulb the moment he was released that I succeeded 
finally in securing his picture on the seaweed. 
Young Terns, apparently, spend at least two 
days in the nest, during which time they are brooded 
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56. Young Tern hiding on rocky beach. 
by the parents; then they wander about within a 
limited space seeking the shade of a stone or bit 
of driftwood, always of course under the parental 
care, At Penikese, young of the year were seen on 
