. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND SKETCHES AFIELD 309 the berries off to their young, who lived in a box providedfor them. In the last of June and early July, the little red squirrelsmade the mulberry tree their favorite resort. If the redsquirrels are not found in their highways, frolicking and playinghide-and-seek over the outstretching Hmbs of the beeches, orbounding over the adjacent oak boughs, one will very likely
. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND SKETCHES AFIELD 309 the berries off to their young, who lived in a box providedfor them. In the last of June and early July, the little red squirrelsmade the mulberry tree their favorite resort. If the redsquirrels are not found in their highways, frolicking and playinghide-and-seek over the outstretching Hmbs of the beeches, orbounding over the adjacent oak boughs, one will very likelyfind his majesty saddling a crotch in the mulberry tree, witha berry in his forepaws, contentedly enjoying his usual meal ofmulberries. He paid no attention to me when I quietly stoleup near the tree for better observation, having become accus-tomed to my presence, but let a mischievous dog or a strangercome near and instantly his curiosity is aroused. His blackeyes are ever on the alert to detect an enemy. At once hislittle energetic body becomes aggressive, expressing his dislikeby scolding, barking, and whistling, and often emphasizinghis emotions by vibrating his tail and bo
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