. Bird lore . the nesthad been found, they preparedfor a fray. The ree-zeet note wasforemost, but accompanied by a harsh though semi-musical twittering simi-lar to that uttered on the wing by the common Kingbird and likewise renderedas they hovered overhead. The female was the braver of the two, and as Iwas arranging the camera, made several dives at it, only to veer sharply whenwithin a few feet of the apparatus. This nest contained four beautiful eggs ofa creamy pink in ground color delightfully spotted and blotched with lilacand warm shades of sienna. In quick succession, several other nest
. Bird lore . the nesthad been found, they preparedfor a fray. The ree-zeet note wasforemost, but accompanied by a harsh though semi-musical twittering simi-lar to that uttered on the wing by the common Kingbird and likewise renderedas they hovered overhead. The female was the braver of the two, and as Iwas arranging the camera, made several dives at it, only to veer sharply whenwithin a few feet of the apparatus. This nest contained four beautiful eggs ofa creamy pink in ground color delightfully spotted and blotched with lilacand warm shades of sienna. In quick succession, several other nests were found, a few of which con-tained young. In one the young were just a day old; curious little fellows,for the most part naked, sparingly tufted with brownish white down. Inanother the nestlings were older, and most of the down, though a goodly portionwas retained on the head and lower back, was replaced by the bluish feathersheaths. These birdlings were livelier than the preceding, and eagerly stretched. GRAY KINGBIRD The Gray Kingbird at Home 167 their necks upward, opening their large mouths, expectantly awaiting mother was nearby, with her large beak full; so I paddled on to give hera chance to feed her hungry babies, and also to make tracks for shelter, asgreat rain clouds were banking in the skies. Rain simply streamed down for the following week, night and day almostincessantly. On the seventh day, the sun nosed his way through once more,and I again journeyed to the mangroves. The lakes and streams along theway had risen, carrying away bridges and drowning the young Grackles and Red-wings, as the heretofore reed-covered ponds were nearly uninterrupted sheets
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