. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 133 TlifV often perch in the tops of bushes and sing for an hour or more at a time,—wings and tail drooping, head erect and eyes half closed. From between the half-opened bills, come selections from the songs of robins, thrushes, of wagon wheels, mewing of cats, clucking and cackling of hens and noises of his own invention like nothing ever before Fig. 114. NO SIGN OP FEAR IN THIS POSE. Catbirds build quite large and substantial nests of small twigs, rootlets and shreds of bark; the bowl-shaped inter- ior is l
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 133 TlifV often perch in the tops of bushes and sing for an hour or more at a time,—wings and tail drooping, head erect and eyes half closed. From between the half-opened bills, come selections from the songs of robins, thrushes, of wagon wheels, mewing of cats, clucking and cackling of hens and noises of his own invention like nothing ever before Fig. 114. NO SIGN OP FEAR IN THIS POSE. Catbirds build quite large and substantial nests of small twigs, rootlets and shreds of bark; the bowl-shaped inter- ior is lined with slender black rootlets and on these the four greenish-blue eggs are laid. The female is very loathe to leave her nest while setting and will usually allow anyone to almost touch her before she glides off the eggs. Once. 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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