. American ornithology for the home and school . A MERIC A N ORNl THOL O G V. 151 the keenness of spring eyes. Suddenly, from above my head, comesan eager, There he is; there, there, there, and looking up I see myfriend the bluebird swaying excitedly upon a slender branch, againalmost within arms length. Evidently he has followed me, either toobserve what I might discover, or to give assistance, as in this whether he wishes to call myattention to the trout, or to thestirring in the grass, or to some-thing which I have not yet seen, isuncertain, for he promptly flies toanother branch a
. American ornithology for the home and school . A MERIC A N ORNl THOL O G V. 151 the keenness of spring eyes. Suddenly, from above my head, comesan eager, There he is; there, there, there, and looking up I see myfriend the bluebird swaying excitedly upon a slender branch, againalmost within arms length. Evidently he has followed me, either toobserve what I might discover, or to give assistance, as in this whether he wishes to call myattention to the trout, or to thestirring in the grass, or to some-thing which I have not yet seen, isuncertain, for he promptly flies toanother branch a little farther off, ^^,^^»^and continues to sway and sing, ^^J[-^^^:-^lThere ^^^. ally, pu-ri-ty, pu-ri-ty, I—oh, pu-ri-ty. I continue to watch the grass for son)etime, but there is no furtherstirring. Probably the unknown animal has slipped into the brook andis swimming beneath the surface. When I turn back to the bluebirdhe is industriously pecking at a rough piece of bark. Presently he drawsout a long white grub which the sun has not yet awakened, and swal-lows it. The grub is thus cut off from the great spring awakening, butperhaps his loss is the bluebirds gain, and through the bluebird theworlds, who knows?
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