. Birds through the year . the goldfinch and especially the bullfinch; and it goeswithout saying that greenfinches swarm. But none of them. except the greenfinch have the sparrows fondness forhuman houses. The most pleasing of all birds to watch in winter timeis the jenny wren, though many people who enjoy their titsand robins immensely seem to forget all about it. Thelittle things are even fonder of houses than sparrows orrobins. With the slightest encouragement they will comeinto the warm rooms whenever the weather is severe, andthey rejoice especially in a greenhouse. They creep in andabout
. Birds through the year . the goldfinch and especially the bullfinch; and it goeswithout saying that greenfinches swarm. But none of them. except the greenfinch have the sparrows fondness forhuman houses. The most pleasing of all birds to watch in winter timeis the jenny wren, though many people who enjoy their titsand robins immensely seem to forget all about it. Thelittle things are even fonder of houses than sparrows orrobins. With the slightest encouragement they will comeinto the warm rooms whenever the weather is severe, andthey rejoice especially in a greenhouse. They creep in andabout a honeysuckle on the wall, greenhouse plants, or the () 40 314 AUTUMN AND WINTER base of a hedge, very much like mice, quick, quiet and every step or two of their running about they peck atthe branches or plants, finding food quite invisible to oureyes. The little black eyes and the beautifully finebeak, pointed as an etching pen, discover and seize whatno other bird cares about; and this form of food existseven in the hardest weather. If any twig is carefullystudied with a huge magnifying glass you can find piecesof de
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