. Aunt May's bird talks . ^ is made of twigs, grass, and ^^^ ^^■1 - hair) an old hollow stump ^^fS^^W or a hole in a tree; some- ^^^\ times a farmer will put up ^ a box for him to nest in and Mr. Bluebird pays his rent by killing and eating the spiders and insects which infest the AUNT MAYS BIRD TALKS. 15V gardens, and also by singing his sweet andcheerful song. Sometimes when our littlefriend goes home, after working hard all day,killing spiders and occasionally eating a berryor two, he finds a snake coiled up in his nest,and then what a terrible battle follows ! Ourbirdie gets his courage up
. Aunt May's bird talks . ^ is made of twigs, grass, and ^^^ ^^■1 - hair) an old hollow stump ^^fS^^W or a hole in a tree; some- ^^^\ times a farmer will put up ^ a box for him to nest in and Mr. Bluebird pays his rent by killing and eating the spiders and insects which infest the AUNT MAYS BIRD TALKS. 15V gardens, and also by singing his sweet andcheerful song. Sometimes when our littlefriend goes home, after working hard all day,killing spiders and occasionally eating a berryor two, he finds a snake coiled up in his nest,and then what a terrible battle follows ! Ourbirdie gets his courage up and usually drivesoff the intruder. The male bird usually comes some time be-fore his little wife, who is not sogaily dressed, but well prepared forhome work. She lays beautifulblue eggs to match her husbandsfeathers, which she admires verymuch. Bluebirds, unlike the Sparrows, prefer acountry life to one in a noisy city, but aresocial birds and love to be near a has been said (but I hesitate to believe such. 158 AUNT MAYS BIRD TALKS. a report of this gentlemanly bird) that ourblue friend will sometimes attack a nest full ofWrens or Sparrows, drive them off, and takethe nest for its own; but we have been warnedto believe but half we see and nothing wehear, so we will forget this slander about thegentle Bluebird. These little warblers usuallystay with us until November; they do not likecold weather, and in the fall their song, whichis a sweet, cheery warble in the sunny days,changes to a plaintive note as though theygrieved, as we do, to sing Goodbye, Summer. x s- ^^#
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