. Bird notes . md. They now bej^anto show i^reat , attacking each other without theslightest provocation. Strange to say the bird attacked madelittle attemi)t at defence, contenting itself by making a similarattack, when it could do so at all. tmexpectedly. 1 fed themon mixed biscuit meal, mealworms, and gentles; also with whatseed fell from the small birds tables. They grew and featheredvery fast, but were still covered with long hair like filaments.^vhich gave them a very curious appearance. Although at threeweeks old they were well able to fly, they seldom did so. con-tenting them
. Bird notes . md. They now bej^anto show i^reat , attacking each other without theslightest provocation. Strange to say the bird attacked madelittle attemi)t at defence, contenting itself by making a similarattack, when it could do so at all. tmexpectedly. 1 fed themon mixed biscuit meal, mealworms, and gentles; also with whatseed fell from the small birds tables. They grew and featheredvery fast, but were still covered with long hair like filaments.^vhich gave them a very curious appearance. Although at threeweeks old they were well able to fly, they seldom did so. con-tenting themselves with running and skulking in the long grassand other cover, At five weeks old there was still the same 44 The iircat Tiiuii c midway between the two. I (h)ni know wh:tlier thishad anvtlnnij to do witli sex. but it niav ha\v> l)een so. as thev. />v I!. Shore />.;//V ^(JU11^ l\llfoU> ah looked equalh liealtlu at iliis time, and I had every exj^tec-tli jn of fully i earing; tlieiii Infortimately a chani.;e ofweather came soon after this and 1 lost the medium-sized birdfrom septic pnetmionia : three weeks later I lost the smallone from the same disease, and the survivor also succumbed afew weeks later. 1:)einL; at ihe time nearly as lari^e as its parentsSuch are the vicissitudes of a\icultnre! ! In the meantim. the old birds had ;;ain ,n(Mie to nest,b U. as it was some tin-? before 1 conld tind it in th? then ratherd/use imderj^rowth. I decided to let them alone. < hi the J4th/viti^itst they hatched off two vouul; ones from five ei^.^s. TheseV. ere strong runners at a dav old. and adepts at takiui^ cover:a ; the weather was fine and the warm I h:;d hopes ofr -arinq- them, bttt it was not to be. for a week later ihey liadciiappeared and T never found their bodies. Bird Notes. KALEVIMA
Size: 2176px × 1148px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorforeignb, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookyear1902
