. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 90 never seen an owl before but was perfectly willing to take a chance on hectoring him. Every time she flew across the room she would whistle with glee as he opened his eyes and blinked at her. The owl made no attempt to dissuade her from her play but I imagine he was saj'ing to himself: "You just wait until night, j^ou little blue imp, and I'll wring your ; Of course as Kitty was safely fastened in her own apartment before dark, the owl had no opportunity to get his revenge. It is a pity that such bea
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 90 never seen an owl before but was perfectly willing to take a chance on hectoring him. Every time she flew across the room she would whistle with glee as he opened his eyes and blinked at her. The owl made no attempt to dissuade her from her play but I imagine he was saj'ing to himself: "You just wait until night, j^ou little blue imp, and I'll wring your ; Of course as Kitty was safely fastened in her own apartment before dark, the owl had no opportunity to get his revenge. It is a pity that such beautiful and interesting birds as Blue Jays should be so destructive. They do a great deal of useful work in destroying caterpillars but the harm thej' work in destroying eggs and young of other useful birds much more than balances the good that they do. Still I think that no one would advocate the extermination of jays; certainly not until that greatest of all pests, the English Sparrow is gotten rid Fig. 79. NEST OP RUBY-THR. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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