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five feet of me - 4 young only -
one gone litherfar which I don't
know but no trace of it in bottom
of nest - egg no.6 is infertile or
death - no signs of hatching ->
let it in nest.
no 3 - young jumped as my
hand came within 'ft of chest.
They were sitting on nest ledge -
pecked - not pinched down & and
flutted and scrambled ≈ 10g 2
put away - no more advanced in
action or feather growth judging from
tail and chin than egg laid.
Cage bird - now loving Jane -
objects by spring hushth and,
giving hoarse screig note when
I handle him however. Begging note
still a fairly weak but beginning
musky stickup in rhythm. Now pops
"quatter" with fat grill under him.
Can not fly but my break fall -
chings defarable rather than jump.
Begs a little when sees me
approach with food in hand.
Once in a while gives the rhythm
- 30 sec/10 sec. I screig note as
a lonesome - lost young one gives
in gears - simply to shake.
Reppon paused at point - however
redundancies of this - I suppose
due to acclutmy to surroundings