. How to have bird neighbors . ther house, which was mounted on a youngmaple, was not nearly so pretty. It was made outof cigar boxes and I had forgotten to take off thelabels. After the bluebirds had visited it I did notdare touch it because, if their houses are interferedwith, birds are liable to go away. Both the mapleand the hammock post were well protected with tinsheeting. One day Mrs. Bluebird fetched some grasses inher bill. To my great joy she alighted on the perchin front of the double house. Twice she poised tofly, but did not. At last she flew — and where doyou think she went? Why,
. How to have bird neighbors . ther house, which was mounted on a youngmaple, was not nearly so pretty. It was made outof cigar boxes and I had forgotten to take off thelabels. After the bluebirds had visited it I did notdare touch it because, if their houses are interferedwith, birds are liable to go away. Both the mapleand the hammock post were well protected with tinsheeting. One day Mrs. Bluebird fetched some grasses inher bill. To my great joy she alighted on the perchin front of the double house. Twice she poised tofly, but did not. At last she flew — and where doyou think she went? Why, to that ugly little housewith the labels on it! While she was in the house, Mr. Bluebird alightedon the porch, looked in, and sang a little song. flew out past him and almost brushed himoff. Then he went inside, and just as Mrs. Bluebirdreturned with some more grasses he came out witha chip in his bill. Some chips had fallen inside whenI made the entrance, and he did not like that. The THE BLUEBIRDS BUNGALOW 31. SOMETIMES SHE WAS JUST GLIDING THROUGH THEENTRANCE AS HE ALIGHTED ON THE HOUSETOPWITH A CHOICE MORSEL FOR HER little house must be clean, since Mrs. Bluebird wasgoing to make her nest in it. Sometimes he broughta grass or two; she brought whole wads of he made up in attentions to her. Wherever shemight be working, he perched near by, on a fence 82 HOW TO HAVE BIRD NEIGHBORS post or a low branch, and kept his eyes on her. Asshe went from place to place to find the right kind ofgrasses, or to the little house to throw them in, healways followed her. Sometimes she was just glidingthrough the entrance with a load as he alighted onthe house top with a choice morsel for her to eat. One day our neighbors cat was hiding behind anevergreen near where Mrs. Bluebird was huntinggrasses. Mr. Bluebirds bright eyes saw her just intime. Dear-dear-dear! he cried, quickly and jerkily. Mrs. Bluebird knew that that meant, Danger!Fly quick!! Up she flew, and away
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