. How to attract the birds : and other talks about bird neighbors . and on what details judgment upon them ispassed by the sharp-eyed inspectors, we might, soeasily, with a little forethought, arrange them to thetaste of the home seekers. Even in trolley nettledsuburbs and in very small door-yards it is possibleto make some birds, at least, leel conscious oftheir welcome. Large estates can be converted intogreat natural aviaries at one-tenth the cost of a hot-house. Cost, did I say ? Why, one pair of chick-adees in an orchard will destroy more insecteggs than the most expensive spraying machin
. How to attract the birds : and other talks about bird neighbors . and on what details judgment upon them ispassed by the sharp-eyed inspectors, we might, soeasily, with a little forethought, arrange them to thetaste of the home seekers. Even in trolley nettledsuburbs and in very small door-yards it is possibleto make some birds, at least, leel conscious oftheir welcome. Large estates can be converted intogreat natural aviaries at one-tenth the cost of a hot-house. Cost, did I say ? Why, one pair of chick-adees in an orchard will destroy more insecteggs than the most expensive spraying machine. It takes birds a surpris-ingly short time to resortwhere no gunning is allowedand very quickly, too, theylearn where to avoid thesilent deadly air-rifles andsling-shots of small boys;where prowling cats arepermitted to lurk in ambush,and red squirrels, held miceand snakes play the role ofvillain in the trao-edies of the o nests. x\t the outset, everyfamily must choose betweena cat and the wild birdsas pets; only heart-breaksresult trom the cruel Phutograph from life by Carlin An «ar]y nest-builder ; the bronzed crackle How to Attract the Birds HOUSE HUNTING When a young mans fancv Hghtly turns tothoughts ot love, mating is the hirds one ahsorhingidea. Some of them, having taken partners tor Htein previous vears, or having found mates on the
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