. Some bird friends [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. SOME BIRD FRIENDS 17 A layal Scauenger It is the power, the freedom,the purity, and the innocence of of the seagull that impresses the observer. There is also a quiet dig- nity about the bird which seems to stamp him an aristocrat of the oldest of families. With what artistic curves and dignified swoops he follows a ship, and even though he disgraces himself now and then by getting into a family brawl when the cook empties a box of refuse into the sea, it is generally allowed that this is simply a little failing which has to be winked at. After
. Some bird friends [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. SOME BIRD FRIENDS 17 A layal Scauenger It is the power, the freedom,the purity, and the innocence of of the seagull that impresses the observer. There is also a quiet dig- nity about the bird which seems to stamp him an aristocrat of the oldest of families. With what artistic curves and dignified swoops he follows a ship, and even though he disgraces himself now and then by getting into a family brawl when the cook empties a box of refuse into the sea, it is generally allowed that this is simply a little failing which has to be winked at. After squawking and fluttering among a. GULL, PANTING IN THE HEAT OF THE NOONDAY SUN heap of relatives in the wake of the ship until all the refuse has been swallowed, or more properly bolted, the big glaucous-winged fellow comes flying after the vessel with the most dignified of expressions, and the powerful sweeps of his pinions soon send him alongside once more. To look at the gull, no one would suspect him of being a scaven- ger. His plumage is so spotless. The white of his breast is as the purest snow intensified by the contrast with the lead colored back and wing tips. There is not a suspicion of his being bedraggled or tainted by his occupation. Probably his occupation may not have been really scavenging until the coming of the big ships to the coast. At anyrate he can fish for himself when it becomes necessary, and he can live on shell fish, which he cracks open by the same expedient that the crow uses. Taking a bivalve in his bill he swoops upward to. 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 Pullen, Henry F. Victoria, B. C. : Free Lance Pub. Co.
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