. Bird-lore . enjoy the beach, which is considered by every-one who has had the pleasure of seeing it, as the most beautiful one on thiscoast. There are many enormously large rocks which Nature has carved inages gone by. Among these are the Sphinx, or Great Stone Face, Duchess,Monk, Table and Cross rocks and the Cave of the Winds. The Audubon Societies 225 These rocks are the homes of Gulls, Murres and Puffins. The Gulls arevery pretty birds, especially the grown ones, which are a bluish gray andwhite. The young are speckled brown and white in color. They have ratherlong legs, very large wings
. Bird-lore . enjoy the beach, which is considered by every-one who has had the pleasure of seeing it, as the most beautiful one on thiscoast. There are many enormously large rocks which Nature has carved inages gone by. Among these are the Sphinx, or Great Stone Face, Duchess,Monk, Table and Cross rocks and the Cave of the Winds. The Audubon Societies 225 These rocks are the homes of Gulls, Murres and Puffins. The Gulls arevery pretty birds, especially the grown ones, which are a bluish gray andwhite. The young are speckled brown and white in color. They have ratherlong legs, very large wings but a small body. The neck is long, with headsimilar to that of a Duck, but with a pointed beak bent at the point. When seen on the beach or flying, they look large and heavy, but we havepicked up injured ones on the beach and found them very light in they have a wing injured by a shot or a crippled leg where a crabsclaw has had hold, or so it looks to us. They are graceful birds in flight or. GULLS AT BANDON, OREGON The beach, which is considered by everyone who has had the pleasure of seeing it as the most beautiful one on this coast when walking. Of all birds I think them the least timid, and am sure theycould be easily tamed. For a long time one would come and sit in front of ourhouse and we would feed it and talk to it. Each day it came closer, but aftera time it came no more. As everyone knows Gulls are scavengers and will follow ships on theirvoyages, watching for any scraps of food which may be thrown overboard. Agreat many people are annoyed because they come and steal food from theirchickens. At noon each day they visit our school-house to look for bits oflunch which the children leave. For a time some of the boys tried to catchthem. They soon learned the lesson and now stay perched out of reach untilthe lines form for the children to return to lessons, when down they fly for theirlunch. People think it odd they do not bother us as we are so near the
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