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were. They had a mesh which
I could not climb until
later with spikes.
Week to the Magpie
nest in a falling rain and
found one eagle perched
disconsolately beneath the
mesh on a limb, trying to
keep dry. He flew off in
the rain reluctantly!
Climbed the nest which
was heaped up with green
boughs. I fear the flies
been sleek! Worked all
through the magpie looms-
but found no Magis
nest. Magpis active and
deparing their nests, I
found a specimen of rock.