. American ornithology for the home and school . I stepped to the other side ofthe tree to see from where she came, and noticed a small hole in the■end of a dead limb. Matters were getting interesting for me as well as AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 33 the little birds, who seemed very much excited and doubtless wishedme anywhere except there. Despite their angry expostulations, Igrasped the limb, drew myself up, and peered within the , upon a bed composed of twigs, and lined with hair and fine gras-ses, were nine small, finely speckled, pinkish eggs. Here was the causeof their present anx
. American ornithology for the home and school . I stepped to the other side ofthe tree to see from where she came, and noticed a small hole in the■end of a dead limb. Matters were getting interesting for me as well as AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 33 the little birds, who seemed very much excited and doubtless wishedme anywhere except there. Despite their angry expostulations, Igrasped the limb, drew myself up, and peered within the , upon a bed composed of twigs, and lined with hair and fine gras-ses, were nine small, finely speckled, pinkish eggs. Here was the causeof their present anxiety, as well as the male birds previous jollity, whichhad betrayed his presence. During the next two months, I visited this charming couple frequent-ly, and when I came to know them better, designated her as Jenny,and for want of a better name, called him Jack. She soon becamequite tame, and would enter or leave the nest, even when I was standingbeside it. I think Jack must have been jealous, for he was always shyand scolded me when I F^hoto from life. The nest hole was barely above my head, and well lighted by the sun,in fact, it could not have been better situated for photographic I was placing the camera in position, both birds were scolding in-cessantly. Jenny bopped to a twig about thre^-feet from me and, withher bill wide open, uttered continually a peculiar chattering sound, notnnlike the buzzing of a swarm of bees. As soon as I withdrew a few 34 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY feet, all noise ceased, and Jenny immediately began to , valiant bird, perched at a safe distance, and gave all manner ofencouraging notes, and even scolded her for not going at once to thenest, but he himself showed no inclination to do so. Of course it wouldnot do for him to get into danger, for if anything should happen to him,what would become of Mrs. Wren? Jenny approached nearer and nearerthe hole, and at last suddenly dashed in. Seeing that nothing unusualhappe
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