. Woodland, field and shore : wild nature depicted with pen and camera . carrying a large 94 WOODLAND, FIELD, AND SHORE piece of tangled grass ; and I know of a Chafiinchsnest in yonder hedge, so that the finches are now all very Moor-henson the stream arealready collecUng,^^.. .f o o d for theiryoung, or shown-ing them whereto find it forthemselves. Justnow 1 saw threelittle black balls—the young Moor-hens— standingon the edge oftheir nest ; theywere evidentlyjust hatched, forthey had yet tolearn to hidethemselves assoon as an in-truder mother birdflies away ingreat ala
. Woodland, field and shore : wild nature depicted with pen and camera . carrying a large 94 WOODLAND, FIELD, AND SHORE piece of tangled grass ; and I know of a Chafiinchsnest in yonder hedge, so that the finches are now all very Moor-henson the stream arealready collecUng,^^.. .f o o d for theiryoung, or shown-ing them whereto find it forthemselves. Justnow 1 saw threelittle black balls—the young Moor-hens— standingon the edge oftheir nest ; theywere evidentlyjust hatched, forthey had yet tolearn to hidethemselves assoon as an in-truder mother birdflies away ingreat alarm and calls to them, but they—in-nocent little strangers—look at me and prefer. THRUSH S NEST IN RHl A SUBURBAN ORCHARD—SPRING 95 to squeak at each other contentedly and un-alarmed. What a world of interest there is to see in anorchard like this in the days of spring ! Wheresoeverone wanders, or looks, we cannot but be struck withthe exceeding beauty and varied wonders of and now we see her at her fairest, clothed infreshest garb, and made charming and melodious bythe love-talk or song of countless birds. We cannotappreciate all this as we ought, or as we would ; themind cannot grasp all the meaning of such marvels.^^lieve^ yet could write what 1 felt when gazing onthe first primrose of spring, or listening to the firstcall of the Chiff-chaff. Look upon this glorious patchof veronica : one flower, one petal even, is a wonderof beauty in itself; yet here arc m}riads. Amidst allthis profusion we cannot concentrate our thoughtslijlpn one single plant, insect, or bird ; there are suchnumbers, and each and all are so wonderful. Everyleaf, or even each bl
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