Show curious nesting places the two robins which have built their nest in the cover of a meter at the market deayton electric light works have many precedents in the choice of unconventional nesting alicea A year or two ago a robins nest was built on a book shelf in a nursery at which was occupied without interruption by a nurse and child four eggs were laid and two young birds hatched out two other robins built their nest on the axle ot a colliery wagon in dally use at Seg hlll in northumberland among other curl ous recent nesting places have been the breast pocket ot a scarecrow at ashbourne a nail box in a village forger the skeleton ota crow and the rifle range butts at ticehurst sussex westminster gazette |