. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . ough as a rule both parents share thetask between them. His plumage was in perfect condition,while that of the female Thrasher was worn and several *—^: —= ^ ^^ ^—^ ^: i;^ 12^^^^ Fig. 122. YOUNG BROWN THRASHERS. tail feathers were missing, showing that she had borne thebrunt of the hard work and perhaps fought most of thebattles of life too. It was during the last week in ]May that I found the fore-going nest. The little birds had left it and were scratchingfor themselves early in June, while their parents undertookto raise another family. This t
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . ough as a rule both parents share thetask between them. His plumage was in perfect condition,while that of the female Thrasher was worn and several *—^: —= ^ ^^ ^—^ ^: i;^ 12^^^^ Fig. 122. YOUNG BROWN THRASHERS. tail feathers were missing, showing that she had borne thebrunt of the hard work and perhaps fought most of thebattles of life too. It was during the last week in ]May that I found the fore-going nest. The little birds had left it and were scratchingfor themselves early in June, while their parents undertookto raise another family. This time they selected a placeonly a short distance from the first one, but they built the 142 nest on the ground instead of in the thorn bush that stoodover it. From the appearance of her plumage, I am surethat the female Thrasher was the same one that I had beenphotographing. Either her memory was very poor or some-one had frightened her, for she failed to be friendly with meany more and refused to return to the second nest while Iwas Fig. 133. CEDAR WAXWING ON NEST. 143BIRDS OF SILENCECedar Waxwing Cedar Birds or Cherry Birds as they are very oftencalled^ unfortunately are connoiseurs of fine fruit, particu-larly of the various kinds of cultivated and wild , too, owners of such trees seldom take anyinterest in birds except to regard as undesirable all thatsometimes steal their fruit. There is no question but whatthe birds do considerable damage to the cherry crop, con-sequently it is difficult to reason the farmer out of hishabit of setting his hired boy to guarding the trees with ashot gun. Cherries last but a short time and, during the re-mainder of the year, Cedarbirds eat quantities of insectsespecially canker worms that are so destructive to orchards. Except during the nesting season they go about in flocksof from six to twenty individuals. The most marked pecu-liarity about them is their silence. A flock of fifteen ortwenty may perch in a
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