. Birds and bees : essays. Birds; Bees; Natural history -- Outdoor books. BIRDS. is so limited. In size it is smaller than the common crow, and is a much less noble and dignified bird Its caw is weak and feminine — a sort of split and abortive caw, that stamps it the sneak-thief it is. This crow is common farther south, but is not found in this State, so far as I have observed, except in the valley of the Hudson. One season a pair of them built a nest in a Norway spruce that stood amid a dense growth of other or* namental trees near a large unoccupied house. The}' aat down amid plenty. The wol
. Birds and bees : essays. Birds; Bees; Natural history -- Outdoor books. BIRDS. is so limited. In size it is smaller than the common crow, and is a much less noble and dignified bird Its caw is weak and feminine — a sort of split and abortive caw, that stamps it the sneak-thief it is. This crow is common farther south, but is not found in this State, so far as I have observed, except in the valley of the Hudson. One season a pair of them built a nest in a Norway spruce that stood amid a dense growth of other or* namental trees near a large unoccupied house. The}' aat down amid plenty. The wolf established himself in the fold. The many birds — robins, thrushes, finches, vireos, pewees — that seek the vicinity of dwellings (especially of these large country residences with their many trees and park-like grounds), for the greater safety of their eggs and young, were the easy and convenient victims of these robbers. They plun- dered right and left, and were not disturbed till their young were nearly fledged, when some boys, who had long before marked them as their prize, rifled the nest. The song-birds nearly all build low; their cradle is not upon the tree-top. It is only birds of prey that fear danger from below more than from above, and that seek the higher branches for their nests. A line five feet from the ground would run above more than half- the nests, and one ten feet would bound more than three fourths of them. It is only the oriole and the wood pewee that, as a rule, go higher than this. The crows and jays and other enemies of the birds have learned to explore this belt pretty thoroughly. But the leaves and the protective color- ing of most nests baffle them as effectually, no doubt; as they do the professional oologist. The nest of the. 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 work
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