. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. THE WOODPECKER AND CREEPER. Far down in the solitudes of the deepest woods, where the timid squirrels leap from tree to tree in frolic- some play, where the gorgeous Pheasant and the crafty Carrion Crow find a home together, where the mighty forest trees hold up their decaying and storm-riven branches in silent grandeur—there too the Woodpecker lives, and draws his sustenance from their hoary timbers. A bird the shyest of the sh
. Rural bird life of England : being essays on ornithology, with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science . Birds; Birds. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER. THE WOODPECKER AND CREEPER. Far down in the solitudes of the deepest woods, where the timid squirrels leap from tree to tree in frolic- some play, where the gorgeous Pheasant and the crafty Carrion Crow find a home together, where the mighty forest trees hold up their decaying and storm-riven branches in silent grandeur—there too the Woodpecker lives, and draws his sustenance from their hoary timbers. A bird the shyest of the shy, we seldom get a glimpse of him, for he takes good care to search the trunk and branches on the opposite side to which we are standing. Sometimes, however, fortune favours us, and we are able to steal a march on him and watch his actions. Rather a clumsy looking bird we are apt to think, but let us observe him closely, and see how well Nature has provided him for his ways of life. With his strong legs and claws, by the way, two pointing before and two behind, one of the latter reversible, he is enabled to. 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 Dixon, Charles, 1858-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. New York : Werner Co.
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