. The British bird book . ♦ are pulled toobliged todisregardedcrime, too,to steal a 22 stick from another Rooks nest. The punishment for thisis severe, and the offender is sometimes pecked to in other ways they are decidedly stupid. If a Rookdrops a stick, for example, on its way to its nest, it neverseems to think of picking it up again, but goes off to lookfor another. And if a sharp frost in autumn is followed bya day or two of bright and warmer weather, these birdsalways seem to think that spring has come, and set busilyto work to patch up their nests. These nests, unlike those o
. The British bird book . ♦ are pulled toobliged todisregardedcrime, too,to steal a 22 stick from another Rooks nest. The punishment for thisis severe, and the offender is sometimes pecked to in other ways they are decidedly stupid. If a Rookdrops a stick, for example, on its way to its nest, it neverseems to think of picking it up again, but goes off to lookfor another. And if a sharp frost in autumn is followed bya day or two of bright and warmer weather, these birdsalways seem to think that spring has come, and set busilyto work to patch up their nests. These nests, unlike those of most birds, are used yearafter year. They are rather clumsily built, and are alwaysplaced in the upper branches of tall trees, where it is verydifficult to reach them. And each nest contains either four or five pale green eggs, blotchedwith olive and dark 23
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