With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . YOUNG WOOD WRENS. birds going in and out of the liole leading- to it, Ifound a Spotted Flycatchers nest not fifteen yardsaway in one direction, and a Wood Wrens less. VOUNG BLUE TIT. than ten in another. A curious circumstance wasthat they all three contained young ones, whichupon being disturbed instantly took flight. On examining the last-named birds nest I wassurprised to find it swarming with ants, which 224 WITH NATURE AXJJ A CAMEIiA. were running about everywhere aniong-st t
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . YOUNG WOOD WRENS. birds going in and out of the liole leading- to it, Ifound a Spotted Flycatchers nest not fifteen yardsaway in one direction, and a Wood Wrens less. VOUNG BLUE TIT. than ten in another. A curious circumstance wasthat they all three contained young ones, whichupon being disturbed instantly took flight. On examining the last-named birds nest I wassurprised to find it swarming with ants, which 224 WITH NATURE AXJJ A CAMEIiA. were running about everywhere aniong-st the finegrass and horsehair with which it was lined. Theymust have been there before the young birds tooktheir departure upon my looking into their littledomed cradle, and how their disturbing presencecould have been tolerated I cannot make out. The Fly^catcher seldom went further than adead branch projecting from a tall ash tree growing-close by her nest for food, which she seemed toallow to come to her and tlien snatch by a shortfluttering excursion into the air. I timed her visitsto her nest with food on several occasions duringthe day, and she never exceeded two in fiveminutes. I do not thiidv that she received anyassistance whatever from her male companion, as Inever s
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