. Bird-lore . convenientbranch and set up our cameras so as to get the old birds feeding them. Thefemale readily fed them in this new location and the male also came with hisinsect offering. Our only trouble was in keeping the young on the insisted upon climbing on the back of another, with the result that bothusually fell off and we were kept busy replacing them. The female readily feda young bird held in ones hand, and later when we tried holding all of theyoung out at arms length, she fed them there. A handful of Scarlet Tanagers!The male, however, could not be induced to feed th
. Bird-lore . convenientbranch and set up our cameras so as to get the old birds feeding them. Thefemale readily fed them in this new location and the male also came with hisinsect offering. Our only trouble was in keeping the young on the insisted upon climbing on the back of another, with the result that bothusually fell off and we were kept busy replacing them. The female readily feda young bird held in ones hand, and later when we tried holding all of theyoung out at arms length, she fed them there. A handful of Scarlet Tanagers!The male, however, could not be induced to feed them in what he doubtlessconsidered to be such a dangerous proximity. At times he approached withina foot of the extended hand but lost his courage at the last moment. Bothbehaved splendidly and we took a good many pictures of them. Our time was limited, and so we placed the young back in the nest, andwith a feeling of mingled joy and wonder that such perfectly wild birds couldbe so confiding, started FEMALE SCARLET TANAGER AND YOUNG A Gnatcatchers Troubles By R. D. BOOK, , Corning, Ohio TWO little Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers were building their nest. Each dayit grew larger and larger. Both were doing the work but I judged thatthe female was the busier. As she arrived with each new particle ofmaterial, she would settle down into the nest and turn about to see that itwas snug-fitting yet comfortable, then she would dispose of her new materialand fly away for more. In a few days it was finished and both of them seemedto be extraordinarily proud of their work. They hung around the nest, jealousof other birds, and took, for such little beings, an amazing amount of comfortin their possession. The next day I visited the spot again. There was no nest—nothing but afew torn fragments hanging desolate from the crotch of the young oak treewhere had been but a day before a most beautiful little bird creation. Off inthe grove I could hear the tiny little voices of the Gnatcatchers
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