. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Snowy Plover The nesting? Yes, yes, dear, I'll come to that. You'll be aston- ished, I know, when I tell you that we nest here. Yes, right here, on this identical beach within the city limits—horses galloping up and down on the wet sand, bathers shouting and running to and fro, children coming up here in the dry sand with their little shovels and buckets, automobiles by the hundred whirling by on the boulevard behind us. And dogs!. Taken near S
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Snowy Plover The nesting? Yes, yes, dear, I'll come to that. You'll be aston- ished, I know, when I tell you that we nest here. Yes, right here, on this identical beach within the city limits—horses galloping up and down on the wet sand, bathers shouting and running to and fro, children coming up here in the dry sand with their little shovels and buckets, automobiles by the hundred whirling by on the boulevard behind us. And dogs!. Taken near Santa Barbara THE ADVENTURER Photo by the A tithor They're the worst. When the kiddies come, all we have to do is to crouch down in the sand and keep still, or maybe hide in one of the hollows left by a horse's hoof. They can't see; or if they do, we and our babies can run away fast enough. But when the dogs come, horrid creatures! snuffling and yelping, then I have to get busy and do decoy stunts. All I can do is to trail a "broken" wing, or to nutter and teeter in hope that the sillies will come yapping after. If they do, I lead them a merry chase, and take to wing from the water's edge when they are far enough away from my babies. But sometimes they come too near, and then it's a gulp for the red-mouthed fiend and a heartache for me. 1325. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : South Moulton Company
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