. Bird lore . YOUNG KINGFISHERSPhotographed by James H. Miller, Lowville, N. Y. A Bird Friend By FRANK M. CHAPMAN. w E doubtless all have our fav-orites among the birds, andin most cases, it would prob-ablv be found that our especial fondnessfor a particular species has resulted fromsome response on its part to our Chickadee has won a place for itselfin the heart of even- one who knows it,not through its charm of song or beautyof dress, but through the quaint littlepersonality its familiarity has permittedus to have a glimpse of. The bird actu-allv seem- to notice us; we are some-
. Bird lore . YOUNG KINGFISHERSPhotographed by James H. Miller, Lowville, N. Y. A Bird Friend By FRANK M. CHAPMAN. w E doubtless all have our fav-orites among the birds, andin most cases, it would prob-ablv be found that our especial fondnessfor a particular species has resulted fromsome response on its part to our Chickadee has won a place for itselfin the heart of even- one who knows it,not through its charm of song or beautyof dress, but through the quaint littlepersonality its familiarity has permittedus to have a glimpse of. The bird actu-allv seem- to notice us; we are some-thing more than objects to be afraid of,and a glance from its shining, intelligenteve suggests possibilities of companion-ship which, we grasp at eagerly. Thedeath of a bird with which we have estab-lished delightful relations of this kindpasses the bounds of abstract bird de-struction and becomes a murder whichwe would gladly avenge. So I feel, at least, toward the murder-ers, unfortunately unknown, of the BarredOwls, which, as long as I can remember, have inhabited a certain woods near myIn .me. Rarely did
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