. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 16G. BUSH-TIT AND NEST. 197. Fig. 167. NEST OF BUSH-TIT. In southern California, the birds are quite common but,because of their small size are not as apt to be noticed asare the nests that hang conspicuously from the branches ofmany of the oaks. Nimble as our chickadees are, their acro-batic feats are more than equaled by those of this tiny crea-ture which delights in whirling about tiny branches or drop-ping from one to another while upside down. 198 Their diminutive forms and gray color make them veryinconspicuous and their weak voices ar
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 16G. BUSH-TIT AND NEST. 197. Fig. 167. NEST OF BUSH-TIT. In southern California, the birds are quite common but,because of their small size are not as apt to be noticed asare the nests that hang conspicuously from the branches ofmany of the oaks. Nimble as our chickadees are, their acro-batic feats are more than equaled by those of this tiny crea-ture which delights in whirling about tiny branches or drop-ping from one to another while upside down. 198 Their diminutive forms and gray color make them veryinconspicuous and their weak voices are not likely to callattention to them as they industriously search thickets and*foliage of large trees, ridding them of quantities of littlepests.
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