. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. > 250 FROM BLOMIDON TO SMOKY. Si rate which no other bird can equal and main- tain, should come back into this pit anri call it his home! He spoke again, and once more the heavy air of the chimney responded to his whir- ring wings as he dropped a little lowerJto the level of the nest and turned his bright eyes inquiringly toward his mate. Her wings now moved, and she lifted herself away from the frail platform of glued twigs and stuck against the bricks a few feet distant. The male, raising his wings and
. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. > 250 FROM BLOMIDON TO SMOKY. Si rate which no other bird can equal and main- tain, should come back into this pit anri call it his home! He spoke again, and once more the heavy air of the chimney responded to his whir- ring wings as he dropped a little lowerJto the level of the nest and turned his bright eyes inquiringly toward his mate. Her wings now moved, and she lifted herself away from the frail platform of glued twigs and stuck against the bricks a few feet distant. The male, raising his wings and keeping tliem moving, walked fly- like to the nest and settled upon it. Instead of facing directly toward the north wall, he sat upon the nest at a different angle, so that his for!:ed wings projected obliquely from the nest's edge. A moment later the female made the air throb and boom to her powerful flight as she flew toward and into the light. Twenty minutes passed; the bird on the nest was restless, and squirmed in a way which sug- gested physical discomfort. Then he gave a low call; and a moment later darkness, hurried notes, and the fluttering of strong wings an- nounced the mother-bird's return. She dropped down backward until close beside the nest, struck and clung to the bricks, and then, using her feet almost as well as though on level ground, gained the nest and pushed her way upon it, fairly for- cing off her mate, who seemed to have no incli-. 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 Bolles, Frank, 1856-1894. Boston; New York : Houghton Mifflin
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