. The home life of wild birds; a new method of the study and photography of birds. Birds; Photography of birds. The Nest-Hole of the Bluebird. 75 in their new surroundings, the nest was cleaned six times in two hours. I saw this bird bring to her young no less than twenty grasshoppers, four cone-headed katydids, twrj blacl< crickets, besides and many small insects. During the forenoon, in the space of nearly three hours, the young were fed on the average of once in six minutes, and for two hours in tlie aftei-nijon once in )iine and a half minutes. The history of this interesting nes
. The home life of wild birds; a new method of the study and photography of birds. Birds; Photography of birds. The Nest-Hole of the Bluebird. 75 in their new surroundings, the nest was cleaned six times in two hours. I saw this bird bring to her young no less than twenty grasshoppers, four cone-headed katydids, twrj blacl< crickets, besides and many small insects. During the forenoon, in the space of nearly three hours, the young were fed on the average of once in six minutes, and for two hours in tlie aftei-nijon once in )iine and a half minutes. The history of this interesting nest came to an unfortunate close, though through no fault of mine. The old birds were subsequently frightened away, and their five young ones left to perish. The young were not quite three inches long, and less than a week old. They had 3'cllow skins, and bright yellow mcjuths, and there was a sprinkling of plumbeous down on the head, back, and shoulders. Toward evening on March 22d of the present \-ear I saw a male I^luebird sitting comtortably in an old l^obin's nest, having apparently settled down to spend the night there. The Bluebird is one of the most unobtrusive of wild birds. It goes about its busi- ness quietly, and seems never to fight, in defense of its home. According to one authority, there are usually three broods, and before the first set of young can shift for themselves the female repairs the nest and gets ready for the second. The male continues to care for the first brood after the second has appeared, will feed his mate, and even take her place at the Fig. 6^. Standing at entrance with large grasshopper in 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 Herrick, Francis Hobart, 1858-1940. New York, London, G. P. Putnam's Sons
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