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In the Nest

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HATCHLING
A hatchling's first tool is a tiny spike called an egg tooth, a hard tip on the upper beak used to crack the shell from inside. It disappears within a day or two of hatching.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
FLEDGLING
A fledgling is a young bird that has grown its first true flight feathers. Many spend a clumsy day or two on the ground before their wings are strong enough to carry them clear of the grass.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CLUTCH
The full set of eggs a bird incubates at one time is called a clutch. A robin typically lays a clutch of 3 to 5 bright blue eggs, all within a few days of each other.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DOWN
The soft, fluffy down that covers a newborn chick is not the same as the flight feathers that follow, it's a first coat of insulation, keeping tiny bodies warm before real plumage grows in.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About In the Nest

High in the crook of a maple or tucked into a thorny hedgerow, a bird's nest is one of nature's most patient constructions, woven from grass, mud, and stolen threads, shaped by a mother's own breast. For days or weeks the eggs rest in that warm cup, until a tiny beak works its way through the shell and a new, ragged life tumbles into the world. The hatchling that arrives helpless and wide-mouthed grows feather by feather until the morning it grips the rim of the nest, opens its wings, and leaps.

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