. Aunt May's bird talks . BIRD TALKS. 38 well. You know something of the amountbirds eat, for you remember the quantity ofbread and egg we used to give our youngCanaries last spring. Robins are blamed, like a good manyother birds, for stealing fruit, but they makeup for what they take by ridding gardens ofworms and insects, of which they are veryfond, and which do far more damage to fruit,vegetables and grain than do the birds. TheRobins, like the Blackbirds, are very fond ofroosting together in large numbers, and at oneof their family gatherings make quite as muchnoise by their lively chatter
. Aunt May's bird talks . BIRD TALKS. 38 well. You know something of the amountbirds eat, for you remember the quantity ofbread and egg we used to give our youngCanaries last spring. Robins are blamed, like a good manyother birds, for stealing fruit, but they makeup for what they take by ridding gardens ofworms and insects, of which they are veryfond, and which do far more damage to fruit,vegetables and grain than do the birds. TheRobins, like the Blackbirds, are very fond ofroosting together in large numbers, and at oneof their family gatherings make quite as muchnoise by their lively chatter. But if we hearone in the cold dark days of winter or earlyspring, we enjoy his twitter, which is cheerfuland happy, and also love the little fleck of gaycolor which he shows us as he flits aboutthrough the leafless trees. 34 AUNT MATS BIRD TALKS. There is nothing very remarkable about theRobin but, take him altogether, he is a verypretty, cheerful little fellow, and we love himmost because he is the Harbinger of Spring/.
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