. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. ]9 The back of the box facing the window, was removable, so that all that transpired, as the parents fed the five little birds, could be plainly watched at a distance of but two feet. The value of a family of these birds on the premises is easily seen from the fact that all shrubs and plants about the house were kept entirely free from plant lice during the Fig. 13. Cacities in orchard trees make fine nesting jylaces. You will notice, by one of the accompanying pictures, that the Chickadees were not in the le
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. ]9 The back of the box facing the window, was removable, so that all that transpired, as the parents fed the five little birds, could be plainly watched at a distance of but two feet. The value of a family of these birds on the premises is easily seen from the fact that all shrubs and plants about the house were kept entirely free from plant lice during the Fig. 13. Cacities in orchard trees make fine nesting jylaces. You will notice, by one of the accompanying pictures, that the Chickadees were not in the least afraid, but came and went even though they were being watched at close range. The little ones left the nest shortly after this pic- ture was taken, flj'ing first to Mr. Forbush's shoulder, then to his hat and thence out into the wide, wide world. Chickadees can easily be induced to remain about farm houses in summer if they are occasionally fed during the winter, when food is scarce or difficult to obtain. Even if the orchard contains no trees with decayed limbs, in which they can nest, they will remain if you wire short sections of decayed birches to some of the 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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