. Nestlings of forest and marsh, by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock; . t of the father. I had supposed him tobe remarkably amiable, but now he was averitable Thibetan guarding his sacred scolding notes mingled with his sweetmusic all day long, and any intrusion byman or bird was greeted with a volley ofchucks so sharp and so rapidly exploded asto remind one of fire-crackers under a tinpan. When we judged there might be eggs, theMan with the Camera climbed the oak-tree,and by a skilful use of twine bent the branchso that he could look into it. Five whiteeggs marked with black lay there. Ten
. Nestlings of forest and marsh, by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock; . t of the father. I had supposed him tobe remarkably amiable, but now he was averitable Thibetan guarding his sacred scolding notes mingled with his sweetmusic all day long, and any intrusion byman or bird was greeted with a volley ofchucks so sharp and so rapidly exploded asto remind one of fire-crackers under a tinpan. When we judged there might be eggs, theMan with the Camera climbed the oak-tree,and by a skilful use of twine bent the branchso that he could look into it. Five whiteeggs marked with black lay there. Tendays later he looked again, and four littlemouths were stretched up for food. A weeklater they appeared over the top of the nest,reaching up one at a time, and then quicklydisappearing as the mother was heard scold-ing on her way THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL About this time she seemed uneasy asnight came on. The nest was evidentlycrowded and the babies very restless, for,after many trials to settle herself inside thelittle home, she came outside and rested on. Fluffy baby orioles the end of the branch, her head over thenest. Occasionally a little head wouldreach up, only to receive a sharp reprovingpeck from her. She kept up an intermittent,half-fretful, half-soothing gurgling note, un-less the father was singing near, when sheappeared to be quite content. This con-tinued for several days until, one fine morn-ing, a youngster actually succeeded inbalancing himself outside the NESTLINGS OF FOREST AND MARSH A young bird learning to perch is an oddsight. At first he seems to pitch forwardmost alarmingly, then, when he has rightedhimself, a gust of wind or an incautiousmovement carries the centre of gravity toofar back, and he hangs over like a trick-performer on a horizontal bar. Sometimeshe over-reaches and tumbles ignominiouslyto the friendly arms of the next branch, oreven to the ground. No such fate befellthe young oriole. His feathers were all intrim, and but for dow
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