. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. diately swallowed lie had no redress except to peck at his brother as soon as his mother left. Father Thrasher must liave been on a -vacation the day that I found this nest for I did not see him. but he was in evidence on several subsequent days. 1 never saw him feed the little ones, though as a rule both parents share the task between them. His plumage was in perfect condition, while that of the female Thrasher was worn and several. Fig. 122. YOUNG BROWN THRASHERS. tail feathers were missing, showing tliat she h
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. diately swallowed lie had no redress except to peck at his brother as soon as his mother left. Father Thrasher must liave been on a -vacation the day that I found this nest for I did not see him. but he was in evidence on several subsequent days. 1 never saw him feed the little ones, though as a rule both parents share the task between them. His plumage was in perfect condition, while that of the female Thrasher was worn and several. Fig. 122. YOUNG BROWN THRASHERS. tail feathers were missing, showing tliat she had borne the brunt of the hard work and perhaps fought most of the battles of life too. It was during the last week in May that I found the fore- going nest. The little birds had left it and were scratching for tliemselves early in June, while their parents undertook to raise another family. This time tliey selected a place only a short distance from tlie first one. but thev built 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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