. Bird-lore . more diffi-cult to discover them. Sitting, day in and day out, like sentinels, except with a moreexpectant look, they await the return of the parents with food. When I climbed a tree to take a picture of one of the young Herons, it began toclimb away, and went rapidly to the end of a neighboring branch. If it lost its balanceit regained it by using its bill. One unfortunate youngster fell to the ground and wasallowed to pose on a limb. If disturbed on the perch the bird erected its crest, openedits cavernous beak, and spread its wings, presenting a terrifying appearance sufl&cien
. Bird-lore . more diffi-cult to discover them. Sitting, day in and day out, like sentinels, except with a moreexpectant look, they await the return of the parents with food. When I climbed a tree to take a picture of one of the young Herons, it began toclimb away, and went rapidly to the end of a neighboring branch. If it lost its balanceit regained it by using its bill. One unfortunate youngster fell to the ground and wasallowed to pose on a limb. If disturbed on the perch the bird erected its crest, openedits cavernous beak, and spread its wings, presenting a terrifying appearance sufl&cientto drive away anyone having designs on its tender and plump makeup. It was interesting to watch the adult birds feeding on the marshes and along thecreek in front of the camp. They wade ankle-deep (usually thought of as knee-deep),often standing still. When food is spied, the arched neck allows the bird to strike withgreat force. To a small fish the Herons leg must resemble a stick, and the light ventral. NEST AND YOUNG OF THE BLACK-CROWNEDNIGHT HERON IN A PITCH-PINE TREE The Audubon Societies i6s color must render its body imperceptible when looked at against the sky from Herons juvenile plumage enables the owner to escape becoming food for enemies,while the color of the adult is an aid in securing food. The Black-crowned Night Heron is very widely distributed. It breeds from NewBrunswick to Patagonia.* In this region it begins to migrate about the middle ofOctober. Audubon says that the adults go farther south than the young. II. METHOD OF TEACHING. If there are Herons in the neighborhood, it is best to encourage pupils to obser\ethese birds out-of-doors. Begin the work with an interesting description and ask a fewquestions to arouse the pupils interest. If there is a rookery that can be visited itmight be desirable to have a few pupils make a study of it. Observations of the adultfeeding is an excellent training which is worth while for all the class. Pupils might
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