Show sparrow and linnet take turn tums sitting on nest A recent issue of the british publication li cage bird world related an extraordinary story ot of a hen hedge sparrow and a linnet that insisted on nesting in the same game spot since neither would give in the two birds finally constructed a joint nest and both deposited eggs in it during the incubation period the birds were observed to take turns on the nest but when it was time for the eggs to hatch batch the linnet was driven off two baby sparrows and one linnet were hatched in the nests nest but only the sparrows survived |