. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. OUNG PEOPLE readers will per- haps recall my previous reference to the whims and preferences of the birds in their selection of building material. The unravel- ling of deserted nests will often prove an instructive as well as humorously entertaining pastime, re- vealing in the same fabric evidences of great sagacity and what would ap- pear perfectly nonsensical prejudices, with an occasional piece of positive frivolity. Thus we can readily see the wisdom in the selection of these strong
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. OUNG PEOPLE readers will per- haps recall my previous reference to the whims and preferences of the birds in their selection of building material. The unravel- ling of deserted nests will often prove an instructive as well as humorously entertaining pastime, re- vealing in the same fabric evidences of great sagacity and what would ap- pear perfectly nonsensical prejudices, with an occasional piece of positive frivolity. Thus we can readily see the wisdom in the selection of these strong strips of milkweed bark with which this vireo's or yellow-warbler's nest is moored to the forked branch, or the strands of twine with which. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York : Harper & Brothers
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