. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 208 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 21, 1914. writers of the books have learnt all that they know by much patient waiting and the camera to aid them. To the ordinary man, however, who has neither the patience nor the time to make observations of this nature, the bird life of his garden or his apiary passes un- noticed. All this is now altered by the in- vention of the "Observation" bird-box, by Mr. S. W. Abbott, of the well-known firm of Abbott Bros., Southall. By its aid the whole process of nest- building and rearing the young ca
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 208 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 21, 1914. writers of the books have learnt all that they know by much patient waiting and the camera to aid them. To the ordinary man, however, who has neither the patience nor the time to make observations of this nature, the bird life of his garden or his apiary passes un- noticed. All this is now altered by the in- vention of the "Observation" bird-box, by Mr. S. W. Abbott, of the well-known firm of Abbott Bros., Southall. By its aid the whole process of nest- building and rearing the young can be most minutely examined, and the home life of the birds passes beneath our eyes. The construction of the " Observation" box is exceedingly simple; in form somewhat re- sembling the more ordinary form of nest- Many different kinds of birds build in the " Observation " box; among the com- mon kinds are the robin, tit, sparrow, and the wren, and as each of these builds a dif- ferent form of nest, there is always some- thing fresh and interesting to watch. The boxes can be obtained from Mrs. Wilfred Mark Webb, Odstock, Hanwell. Bee Shows to Come. June 9th-llth, at Malvern.—The Hereford?, and Worcs. Agricultural Society's Malvern Meeting. Twelve classes for Honey, <fec. Good prizes; small entry fees.—For schedule apply, Mr. A. Elliott, Hon. Secretary's Department, Cusop, VIEW OF OBSERVATION BOX IN USE IN THE OPEN. IS FROM OTHER SIDE OF FENCE. THE ENTRANCE ing-box, it is provided on the top with an aperture or eyelet through which the observer can see clearly the whole interior of the box. The birds are not in the least disturbed by being observed, because they are unconscious of it. The opening and closing of the aperture is silent and un- seen. In this way the nest can be observed from the first straw or bit of moss until, at the end of the breeding season, the young birds leave it. The illustrations show very clearly how the box is fitted
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