The Oldie

I spy with my little magic eye

This spring, to our delight, a pair of robins built their nest in our porch.

Five eggs were laid, three hatched and the parents diligently sped back and forth every 20 minutes or so, feeding them, although they seemed to pause at night.

Then one day all five lurched out of the nest and were gone.

How do I know all this? I was able to set

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