. Some bird friends [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 12 SOME BIRD FRIENDS nests which they line out with feathers, and the creamy esKs are typi- cal of the birds that hide their nests beyond the reach of prying eyes. Often they use the woodpecker's hole or a natural hollow for a ONE OF THE HAUNTS OF THE WESTERN WINTER WREN The arm of a scarecrow does not look inviting to us, but that was the place chosen by one pair of Parkman's wrens in which to make their summer home. They carried in a lot of hay and lined it throughout. Inside of this they stuffed feathers, large on the outside but downy
. Some bird friends [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 12 SOME BIRD FRIENDS nests which they line out with feathers, and the creamy esKs are typi- cal of the birds that hide their nests beyond the reach of prying eyes. Often they use the woodpecker's hole or a natural hollow for a ONE OF THE HAUNTS OF THE WESTERN WINTER WREN The arm of a scarecrow does not look inviting to us, but that was the place chosen by one pair of Parkman's wrens in which to make their summer home. They carried in a lot of hay and lined it throughout. Inside of this they stuffed feathers, large on the outside but downy in the middle, and there they deposited their six pearly eggs. They commenced to sit, but about that time they were disturb- ed. A nature student went rumaging around and noticed the nest. He called to his aid the lady of the house adjoining and she with a scissors slit the sleeve until the eggs were exposed to view. After a photograph had been taken the sleeve was carefully sewn up, and the ordinary observer would not have known the difference. The wrens were not so ignorant. They found that their home had been disturbed, and they decided that it was not safe to continue to sit on the eggs. They went off to seek a new site, and the eggs were never hatched. The Western Winter wren builds its nest in an upturned root or mossy nook in the deep woods, usually near a watercourse, and often in the dampest spot possible. Far from the madding crowd it lives, and makes music. During the coldest days of winter it may be seen, usually around a tiny streamlet, hopping about in the bushes, search- ing always for the minute animal forms on which it lives. The bird. 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 Pullen, Henry F. Victoria, B. C. : Free Lance Pub. Co.
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