. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 263. Fig. 226. Her plumage ivas not as smooth as Jack's,—per- haps because she worked harder. graphs. Downy's plumage was always clean and neat but that of his mate was quite worn and soiled, probably be- cause she had been obliged to do nearly all of the work be- fore the appearance of their little ones. The adults made alternate trips with food about every five minutes, one often remaining in the nest until the other arrived. Usually they brought but a single grub at a time, but occasionally one of them would make a
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 263. Fig. 226. Her plumage ivas not as smooth as Jack's,—per- haps because she worked harder. graphs. Downy's plumage was always clean and neat but that of his mate was quite worn and soiled, probably be- cause she had been obliged to do nearly all of the work be- fore the appearance of their little ones. The adults made alternate trips with food about every five minutes, one often remaining in the nest until the other arrived. Usually they brought but a single grub at a time, but occasionally one of them would make a "lucky strike" and bring a whole mouthful. This nest was visited nearly every morning in order to keep tabs on the growth of the youngsters; the older they got, the noiser they were, making loud whining sounds when they were being fed. One morning I found one of them clinging to the outside of the trunk and the rest crowded about the small 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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