. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. How t«t Attract the Hirils arc the many wiKl and i ultivatcd trees, sh uhs anil vine^, whose triiit attracts the hirds. Some berries and seeds ripen early in summer, some in aiitmnn, others thn)uiili the winter and last until the migrants ot' the ti)lU>wing spring eagerlv holt them on their way North. In the tluwer garden manv seeds are pecked at, hut the sunHowers', w hich give all the tinch tribe a rich teast, are prime favourites, (iold- t
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. How t«t Attract the Hirils arc the many wiKl and i ultivatcd trees, sh uhs anil vine^, whose triiit attracts the hirds. Some berries and seeds ripen early in summer, some in aiitmnn, others thn)uiili the winter and last until the migrants ot' the ti)lU>wing spring eagerlv holt them on their way North. In the tluwer garden manv seeds are pecked at, hut the sunHowers', w hich give all the tinch tribe a rich teast, are prime favourites, (iold- tinches, however, ap- parentlv pret'er the blue corn-tiowers or ragged sailors, which should be sow n in a corner ot the wild garden if not tor their beauty's sake then certainly for their seeds. That jewelled atom, the ruby-throated humming bird, delights in so many flowers and plays so im- portant a part in their cross-fertili/ation that requires a separate chapter. Birds can endure intense cold i>n full stomachs, but their winter l;irder must oi\ be \ery lean. Never is hiispitalitv so keenly appreciated as then ; never are birds so welcome to us. Trimmings ot beefsteak, lumps of suet and a rind of pork tied on the branches oi' trees near enough to the home to be watched bv its inmates, attracr some \ ery inter- im. I'll. l-i; ly llr.,»n. II Bittersweet l)errie> that fiiriii>li l;ill prov '.r for tlie biril*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Blanchan, Neltje, 1865-1918. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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