. Wild life of orchard and field;. OT often in the genial days ofearly and late summer, or evenin the torrid heat of its middlemonths, do we recall winter withpleasure, or wish ourselves sur-rounded by its scenes; while,on the contrary, the dark hoursof the long winter evenings areoften enlivened with reminis-cences of balmy weather, thefireplace is adorned with bou-quets of dried flowers, and everyindication of returning springis eagerly welcomed. Nothingis more precious to the eye,weary of the desolation whichsnow and ice bring to the land- 46. DoTvny Woodpecker WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIEL
. Wild life of orchard and field;. OT often in the genial days ofearly and late summer, or evenin the torrid heat of its middlemonths, do we recall winter withpleasure, or wish ourselves sur-rounded by its scenes; while,on the contrary, the dark hoursof the long winter evenings areoften enlivened with reminis-cences of balmy weather, thefireplace is adorned with bou-quets of dried flowers, and everyindication of returning springis eagerly welcomed. Nothingis more precious to the eye,weary of the desolation whichsnow and ice bring to the land- 46. DoTvny Woodpecker WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD scape, than the winter birds, whose bright formsalone diversify the bare and colorless world, andwhose cheery notes alone break the stillness andapparent ininiobility of Nature. They alwayscarry a bit of the June sunshine about with them,and, dropping it from their wings, like seed,whereverthey flit, seem thus to preserve the season throughthe ravages of winter, to which all else words about them may, therefore, help to keepthe sense of summer alive in our hearts throughthis midnight of the year. Most persons are surprised when told of thelarge number of these feathered friends whichbegin the new year with us; for in January, inthe near neighborhood of New York city, overfifty species appear with more or less comprise two classes: those which reside inour fields the year round, like the bluejay; andsuch, like the snow-flake, as are driven to ourmilder climate by the severity of a Northern winterthat even th
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