. Birds in town & village, by Birds -- England. MOOR-HENS IN HYDE PARK 205 parallel in nature; but the living birds, with the exception of the unfortunate captives in cages, are not with us. A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage, sings Blake prophet and poet; and for "robin redbreast" I read every feathered creature en- dowed with the marvellous faculty of flight. Wild, and loving their safety and liberty, they keep at a distance, at the end of the garden or in the nearest grove, where from their perches they suspiciously watch our movements, always
. Birds in town & village, by Birds -- England. MOOR-HENS IN HYDE PARK 205 parallel in nature; but the living birds, with the exception of the unfortunate captives in cages, are not with us. A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage, sings Blake prophet and poet; and for "robin redbreast" I read every feathered creature en- dowed with the marvellous faculty of flight. Wild, and loving their safety and liberty, they keep at a distance, at the end of the garden or in the nearest grove, where from their perches they suspiciously watch our movements, always waiting to be encouraged, waiting to feed on the crumbs that fall from our table and are wasted, and on the blighting insects that ring us round with their living 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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. New York, E. P. Dutton & company
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