. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . y shy and wary—the Fieldfare particularly so—and do not readily allow anearer approach than about a hundred yards. A\hen thislimit is reached, the whole Hock, which has been clustered onthe topmost branches of some high tree, fly off to another,about fifty or a hundred yards farther on, each bird utter-ing its loud alarm note— Chack. cliack !—as it takes note can be heard high overhead when large flocksare on the move from one part to another, and doubtlessser^es to keep the flock together, as each bird proclaims itsw
. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . y shy and wary—the Fieldfare particularly so—and do not readily allow anearer approach than about a hundred yards. A\hen thislimit is reached, the whole Hock, which has been clustered onthe topmost branches of some high tree, fly off to another,about fifty or a hundred yards farther on, each bird utter-ing its loud alarm note— Chack. cliack !—as it takes note can be heard high overhead when large flocksare on the move from one part to another, and doubtlessser^es to keep the flock together, as each bird proclaims itswdiereabouts, and stragglers can trace the progress of themain body. The Blackbird is another frequenter of gardens and cul-tivated fields, and there are few lawns where tlie Ouzelcock so black of hue may not be seen, before the morningdew is off the grass, hunting for worms and slugs. AVithwhat intentness it listens, its head on one side, and tliebright, lustrous, orange-rimmed eyes eagerly scanning tliegrass ! Then with a spring it hops forward, and the. (U Pictures of Bird Life
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