. Bodley Head natural history. Natural history; Birds. 90 BLUE TIT and other injurious insects, and rears the family on the larvae of such unwelcome vermin as the gooseberry and winter moths, aphides and their kind. It is to be feared that in autumn when he suc- cumbs to the temptation of ripening pear and apple his good deeds are often overlooked; man was ever prone to view austerely bird sins, and prefers the syringe and insecticide of the agricultural chemist to the uses of the Blue Tit. The bird is somewhat capricious in his winter move- ments. For years the well chosen meat bone or lump o
. Bodley Head natural history. Natural history; Birds. 90 BLUE TIT and other injurious insects, and rears the family on the larvae of such unwelcome vermin as the gooseberry and winter moths, aphides and their kind. It is to be feared that in autumn when he suc- cumbs to the temptation of ripening pear and apple his good deeds are often overlooked; man was ever prone to view austerely bird sins, and prefers the syringe and insecticide of the agricultural chemist to the uses of the Blue Tit. The bird is somewhat capricious in his winter move- ments. For years the well chosen meat bone or lump of suet shall bring you Tit visitors in number; and when you have. 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 Cuming, E. D. (Edward William Dirom), 1862-1941. London ; New York : Lane
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