. Some bird friends [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 10 SOME BIRD FRIENDS The hummingbirds fight among themselves a good deal. Very 'y ihey may be seen chasing each other, especially if one comes near the nest of the other. Cats are among the worst enemies the hummingbirds have. When the birds are feeding from the flowers near the ground, the cats lie m wait and spring upon them before they are aware of the danger. I have seen several killed in this way. Two I have taken from the cat's mouth after they had been caught, the one to fly away, appar- ently unhurt, and the other too late to be s
. Some bird friends [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 10 SOME BIRD FRIENDS The hummingbirds fight among themselves a good deal. Very 'y ihey may be seen chasing each other, especially if one comes near the nest of the other. Cats are among the worst enemies the hummingbirds have. When the birds are feeding from the flowers near the ground, the cats lie m wait and spring upon them before they are aware of the danger. I have seen several killed in this way. Two I have taken from the cat's mouth after they had been caught, the one to fly away, appar- ently unhurt, and the other too late to be saved. Like most of the migratory birds the hummers gather in flocks before leaving for the southland. In the autumn they may some- times be seen in large numbers disporting themselves amidst a bed of late flowers. At that time they seem to agree much better than earlier in the season. (^he )iarblers Of the birds that are really summer birds, and that never remain through the winter, the warblers are among the most numerous and most picturesque. They are nearly all decorated, more or less, with yellow, like most canaries, and in fact, they are often spoken of as wild canaries. Except in color and size they are not related to the. YELLOW WARBLER ON NEST, THREE FEET FROM GROUND. 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 Pullen, Henry F. Victoria, B. C. : Free Lance Pub. Co.
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