. Notes on New England birds . Birds; Birds. 144 NOTES ON NEW ENGLAND BIEDS manner. Such natural objects have suggested the " wa- tered " figures or colors in the arts. Few mortals ever look down on the tail-coverts of a young hen-hawk, yet these are not only beautiful, but of a peculiar beauty, being. differently marked and colored (to judge from Wilson's account of the old) from those of the old bird. Thus she finishes her works above men's sight. Jan. 12,1859. 'Farmer says that he saw what he calls the common hen-hawk, one soaring high with apparently a chicken in its claws, while
. Notes on New England birds . Birds; Birds. 144 NOTES ON NEW ENGLAND BIEDS manner. Such natural objects have suggested the " wa- tered " figures or colors in the arts. Few mortals ever look down on the tail-coverts of a young hen-hawk, yet these are not only beautiful, but of a peculiar beauty, being. differently marked and colored (to judge from Wilson's account of the old) from those of the old bird. Thus she finishes her works above men's sight. Jan. 12,1859. 'Farmer says that he saw what he calls the common hen-hawk, one soaring high with apparently a chicken in its claws, while a young hawk circled be- neath, when former suddenly let drop the chicken, but the young failing to catch, he shot down like lightning and caught and bore off the falling chicken before it reached the earth. Feb. 16,1859. The hen-hawk and the pine are friends. The same thing which keeps the hen-hawk in the woods, away from the cities, keeps me here. That bird settles with confidence on a white pine top and not upon your weathercock. That bird will not be poultry of yours, lays no eggs for you, forever hides its nest. Though willed, or wild, it is not willful in its wildness. The un-. 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 Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862; Allen, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1866-1953. Boston : Houghton Mifflin
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