. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 287. Fig. 249. The male often stood on guard while his mate ivas on the nest. threatening clouds, he sounds his call notes merrily. This is his early spring song and how different it is from his harsh and discordant notes of the previous autumn. His bell-like calls are now far from unpleasant to our ears and we rejoice in the vocal improvement he has made. The Northern Shrike, cousin "borealis," is an accomplish- ed songster,—a veritable mocking bird of the northland and although we conceded him the palm upo
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 287. Fig. 249. The male often stood on guard while his mate ivas on the nest. threatening clouds, he sounds his call notes merrily. This is his early spring song and how different it is from his harsh and discordant notes of the previous autumn. His bell-like calls are now far from unpleasant to our ears and we rejoice in the vocal improvement he has made. The Northern Shrike, cousin "borealis," is an accomplish- ed songster,—a veritable mocking bird of the northland and although we conceded him the palm upon the first hearing, we are none the less proud of our own Loggerhead for the two clear, sweet notes he is capable of producing. The Loggerhead arrives about the middle of March, the males preceding the females by but a few 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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