. Birds and their nests and eggs : found in and near great towns . XXXV : * A NEST AGOG WITH FOUR HUNGRY GAPING BEAKS. Female robin feeding its young(fsize). of April, leaving in July and August, orSeptember at the very latest. Larks are carolling overhead, luring usaway by their song from the nests that holdtheir mates, concealed somewhere in the tall 8o ON THE MOORLANDS. XXXVI : Using his strong tail to aid him as he MAKES his steep ASCENTS. ThE GREEN WOOD-PECKER, MALE (J-size). waving grass. The greenfinch and the Hnnetpipe their songs, and Cock Robin, the fear-less, hops from bough to boug
. Birds and their nests and eggs : found in and near great towns . XXXV : * A NEST AGOG WITH FOUR HUNGRY GAPING BEAKS. Female robin feeding its young(fsize). of April, leaving in July and August, orSeptember at the very latest. Larks are carolling overhead, luring usaway by their song from the nests that holdtheir mates, concealed somewhere in the tall 8o ON THE MOORLANDS. XXXVI : Using his strong tail to aid him as he MAKES his steep ASCENTS. ThE GREEN WOOD-PECKER, MALE (J-size). waving grass. The greenfinch and the Hnnetpipe their songs, and Cock Robin, the fear-less, hops from bough to bough, twittering IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 81 out his little notes almost unheeding us—a trusting little bird. A search revealed thereason of his joy : we saw a nest agog withfour hungry gaping beaks, waiting with eager-ness the tender morsel or the worm. We heard the quick laughing Glou, glou,glou, gluck of the green woodpecker, butdid not even catch a glimpse of him. Forthis nimble climber is a most shy bird, and(using his strong tail to aid him as he makeshis steep ascents) he quickly puts the treeor stump on which he climbs between himand yourself. Besides his characteristic notes,the well known tap on the bark, to makethe insects upon which he feeds forsake thecracks and crannies where they hide, will tellyou where he is.^ But to hear him tap, you ^ Some doubt has b
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