With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )ull a ])iece of nu)ss outof the side of the Thrushs nest and fiy off with it. 1 have Avatched Jvooks steal sticks from eachothers nests on several occasions, and once sawone endeavour to pilfer twigs from a Herons nestclose by her ow^n, and receive a measure of well-deserved punishment for her dishonesty from theinfuriated KESTRELS EGGS IN A RAVENS OLD NEST I!t2 U-JTIl XATCliE AND A CJMEIU. Whilst some birds are guilty of tlioft, othersoccasionally exhibit quite extravag-
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )ull a ])iece of nu)ss outof the side of the Thrushs nest and fiy off with it. 1 have Avatched Jvooks steal sticks from eachothers nests on several occasions, and once sawone endeavour to pilfer twigs from a Herons nestclose by her ow^n, and receive a measure of well-deserved punishment for her dishonesty from theinfuriated KESTRELS EGGS IN A RAVENS OLD NEST I!t2 U-JTIl XATCliE AND A CJMEIU. Whilst some birds are guilty of tlioft, othersoccasionally exhibit quite extravag-ant haljits in re-gard to the materials with which they are buildingtheir nests; and I have often located the preciseposition of a Swallows nest amongst the rafters ofa high barn by a collection of feathers dropped, Ihave no doubt accidentally, to the floor. Ring-Ouzels, l^lackbirds, and Song Thrushes occasionallydrop quite a quantity of nuiterials to the groundbeneath their nests, but do not appear to troul^leabout picking them up again. In the course of myornithological experiences I have known one or twocases of birds trying to build in impossible situa-tions, and having their best efforts defied by thematerials toppling over as soon as piled a certainheight. I remember a place close beside a waterfallin a little Yorkshire ghyll where a Blackbird or SongThrush attempts in vain nearly every year to buildon an ideal but, unfortunately,
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