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hurried, never fidgeted. Sometimes he stayed twenty minutes at a meal and ate slowly and quietly, like a well-bred person.
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WHEN I DID NOT HAVE PEANUTS I GAVE THE NUTHATCH DOUGHNUTS
Another bird that came to my place in winter had a light blue back and a white front. His wings and tail were dark blue, and so was the top of his head. I always knew he was near when I heard a sound like "gack" or "yack." He liked the peanuts better than anything else. With his sharp bill he would punch a nut, then hold down the shell while