. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. GATHERING THE GREAT NUT HARVEST fN the Leaf - falling - moon, October, the husks began to dry and split, and the nuts to fall of themselves. Then was seen a wild, exciting time, the stirring of habits and impulses laid in the foundations of the race. No longer wabbly or vague, as in that first autumn, but fully aroused and domi- nating was the instinct to gather and bury every precious, separate nut. Banner- tail had had to learn slowly and partly by seeing the Redsquirrels making off with the prizes. But he had learned, and his brood had
. Bannertail; the story of a gray squirrel. Squirrels. GATHERING THE GREAT NUT HARVEST fN the Leaf - falling - moon, October, the husks began to dry and split, and the nuts to fall of themselves. Then was seen a wild, exciting time, the stirring of habits and impulses laid in the foundations of the race. No longer wabbly or vague, as in that first autumn, but fully aroused and domi- nating was the instinct to gather and bury every precious, separate nut. Banner- tail had had to learn slowly and partly by seeing the Redsquirrels making off with the prizes. But he had learned, and his brood had the immediate stimulus [ 253]. 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York C. Scribner
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