. Bird lore . TWO RASPBERRIES AT A MOUTHFUL. WHO WINS? (294) A Visit with Cedar Waxwings 295 mistake a passing bird for one of their parents and start precipitately to beg,the young remain discreetly silent while the old birds are away. The present family of five young were not ready to leave the nest until themiddle of August. The old Waxwings usually returned with two or three berriesin the crop in addition to one in the beak. A large raspberry would be stuffeddown a gaping beak, then, behold, another one miraculously appeared, and washeld tentatively a moment before being fed to the next yo
. Bird lore . TWO RASPBERRIES AT A MOUTHFUL. WHO WINS? (294) A Visit with Cedar Waxwings 295 mistake a passing bird for one of their parents and start precipitately to beg,the young remain discreetly silent while the old birds are away. The present family of five young were not ready to leave the nest until themiddle of August. The old Waxwings usually returned with two or three berriesin the crop in addition to one in the beak. A large raspberry would be stuffeddown a gaping beak, then, behold, another one miraculously appeared, and washeld tentatively a moment before being fed to the next youngster. No amountof stuffing satisfied these hungry little beggars, which, flapping their wings,pleaded in the way natural to young birds. The near presence of an unobtrusive visitor did not long prevent theseWaxwings from proceeding with their home duties. After the first day, which
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