. Birds through the years . BIRDS THROUGH THE YEAR \ ^. ^ii^ i^Xl^ (:>■ STUDY Hast thou iiained all the birds without a gun?— Emerson. On some day in early spring,when the warm sun rays are begin-ning to melt the icy fetters of lakeand stream, you may hear from thesky a hoarse cry of ho7ik, honk, upward, you will see a flockof large birds in wedgelike formationcleaving the air with a speed whichquickly carries them beyond your range of vision. Asthey vanish to the northward, you ask yourself, What 12 BIRDS THROUGH THE YEAR kind of birds are these strong-winged travelers, wlienc
. Birds through the years . BIRDS THROUGH THE YEAR \ ^. ^ii^ i^Xl^ (:>■ STUDY Hast thou iiained all the birds without a gun?— Emerson. On some day in early spring,when the warm sun rays are begin-ning to melt the icy fetters of lakeand stream, you may hear from thesky a hoarse cry of ho7ik, honk, upward, you will see a flockof large birds in wedgelike formationcleaving the air with a speed whichquickly carries them beyond your range of vision. Asthey vanish to the northward, you ask yourself, What 12 BIRDS THROUGH THE YEAR kind of birds are these strong-winged travelers, wliencehave they come, whither are they going? And therearises within you a desire to learn about them. A few weeks later there arrives, in a smart suit of black,white, and yellow, a minstrel bubbling over with liquidsong which he pours out the livelong day, as he hoversover the green meadows. You wonder where he has beenall winter, what he has been doing during the long monthssince he disappeared, where his mate is, and if they willagain hide their nes
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