. Common birds of town and country . A BROWN THRASHER BATHING oto by Louise Birt BayiK Water, particularly during the summer months or times of drought, is necessary forthe birds. If they cant get it on your place, they will be forced to look elsewhere. Theproper installment of a drinking fountain or bird bath is a simple affair, and one that isalmost sure to prove a great attraction to the birds, as well as a never-failing source ofentertainment to the owner (see text, page 333). 34°. A COLONY OF EAVE SWAIAQWS Photo by Fred B. McKechnifl This colony of swallows built their nests beneath the e
. Common birds of town and country . A BROWN THRASHER BATHING oto by Louise Birt BayiK Water, particularly during the summer months or times of drought, is necessary forthe birds. If they cant get it on your place, they will be forced to look elsewhere. Theproper installment of a drinking fountain or bird bath is a simple affair, and one that isalmost sure to prove a great attraction to the birds, as well as a never-failing source ofentertainment to the owner (see text, page 333). 34°. A COLONY OF EAVE SWAIAQWS Photo by Fred B. McKechnifl This colony of swallows built their nests beneath the eaves of a barn at Luenburg,\ t. Note the partial support given by the narrow molding. These eave swallows becomemuch attached to their homes, and if undisturbed will return year after year with unfailingregularity. but are now manufactured by at leasttwo people in this country. Those onmy place have been occupied by screech-owls, bluebirds, chickadees, tree-swal-lows, nickers, white-breasted nuthatches,and great-crested flycatchers. House-wrens, which are very local in our partof the country, have so far avoided them,and I have failed ignominiously to at-tract either the downy or the hairy wood-peckers, both of which frequent mywoods. One firm makes bird-houses out ofnatural hollow logs or limbs, a hole boredin the side, and with wooden cap andbottom, while another makes an imita-tion woodpeckers nest of pottery. TheBerlepsch type are, however, in my opin-ion, far and away ahea
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