. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. Spring " has visited in order to find a foster-mother for her offspring. Although such a common species, the ]Meadow Pipit is shyer at the nest tlian the Tree Pipit, and a satisfactory photo- graph is difficult to secure. On one occasion I was shown a nest containing chicks beneath a rock in the foreground of our tailpiece, and although I built a stone hiding-house for myself and the camera, it was a long time before I ex- posed a plate owing to the fact that the female persisted in standing on a crag at some distance and swallowing
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. Spring " has visited in order to find a foster-mother for her offspring. Although such a common species, the ]Meadow Pipit is shyer at the nest tlian the Tree Pipit, and a satisfactory photo- graph is difficult to secure. On one occasion I was shown a nest containing chicks beneath a rock in the foreground of our tailpiece, and although I built a stone hiding-house for myself and the camera, it was a long time before I ex- posed a plate owing to the fact that the female persisted in standing on a crag at some distance and swallowing all the food her mate brought instead of carry- ing it to the young 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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