. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . er mate was standing on the edge of thenest beside her. At no time while we had the camera in po-sition did both birds come to the nest at the same time, al-though frequently one stood just out of range while its matewas busy feeding the babies. The young were fed with clock-like precision beginningwithin ten minutes from the time the tent was set up. Thelongest period of waiting between visits was ten minutesand the shortest, two minutes. They were fed chiefly uponvarious worms and caterpillars, with an occasional dragon-fly or moth. The picture
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . er mate was standing on the edge of thenest beside her. At no time while we had the camera in po-sition did both birds come to the nest at the same time, al-though frequently one stood just out of range while its matewas busy feeding the babies. The young were fed with clock-like precision beginningwithin ten minutes from the time the tent was set up. Thelongest period of waiting between visits was ten minutesand the shortest, two minutes. They were fed chiefly uponvarious worms and caterpillars, with an occasional dragon-fly or moth. The picture showing the male vireo with hisbill thrust down the throat of one little fellow illustrates anumber of interesting points. First:—Birds do not simply 189 drop food into the mouths of their little ones but thrust ilfar down the throat. Second:—Notice that the head ofthe one being fed is raised higher than the others. Themore hungry a little bird is, the higher it will reach, a factthat insures their being fed in rotation. The little fellow. Fig. 161. On one occasion the male brought a large dragon-fly, carefully diested of wings and all hut one leg. in front is much smaller and a day or two younger than theother two (the fourth egg did not hatch), but when thenext morsel was brought his wide-open, appealing mouthwas raised above that of his brothers and sisters. Third:—Notice the motion of the head of the young bird on the 190
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