. Animal snapshots and how made . young was found onthe ground nearly dead. It was taken home andcared for, and soon we had a most famous pet, valuedall the more because it was the offspring of Old WhiteWing. When the young crows were large enough to standon the edge of the nest, Old White Wing, on a branchnot far away, would straighten up and gently flaphis wings, and soon the young were imitating would then hop to another branch, and then toone a little farther on, always using his wings. Intwo days the young could do the same, and in a weekthey flew to the clearing. But their fat htt
. Animal snapshots and how made . young was found onthe ground nearly dead. It was taken home andcared for, and soon we had a most famous pet, valuedall the more because it was the offspring of Old WhiteWing. When the young crows were large enough to standon the edge of the nest, Old White Wing, on a branchnot far away, would straighten up and gently flaphis wings, and soon the young were imitating would then hop to another branch, and then toone a little farther on, always using his wings. Intwo days the young could do the same, and in a weekthey flew to the clearing. But their fat httle bodieswere still covered with down. At night they roostedby their old nest; this, however, was soon abandoned,and they took to other trees like grown-up were probably taught to choose the long slenderbranches, and to keep a sharp lookout for hawksand owls; and thus, by the constant example of theirparents, they were soon well educated in the habitsand ways of crow life. The different crow famiUes were now meeting on. Kn O Old White Wing 283 the newly mown meadows, and Old White Wing, asleader, had to resign his domestic duties for morepubhc ones. Each day brought its varied experiencesfor the young. Some were well behaved, others un-ruly and headstrong, and the famous old leader hadall he could do to get the young recruits under goodcommand before cold weather. He succeeded ad-mirably, however, for Old White Wings colony waswell organized and under disciphne when he broughtthem to their roost in the hemlocks for the winter. It is a well known fact that crows leave the roost inthe morning, go to their feeding ground for the day,and return toward evening. Each band has a leader,and this season there had been greater care thanever on the part of Old White Wing to organize smallbands with well trained captains. This seemed topredict a severe winter. He must have noted thethick corn husks, the wise muskrat, and the untiringlabor of the squirrels. There seemed to be gre
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