. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. straws wound round the sides. Another three days passed, and the whole contents, including the four eggs, was strewn on the lawn underneath. Then the birds made yet another start, constructed a nest of sensible size, laid a second batch of eggs, and successfully reared a brood of youngsters. Yes, it certainly pays the gardener to expend a little trouble in fixing up boxes, for. GEEATEE TIT WITH NEST IN BOX. greater tits are quite competent to take care of them- selves, and will defend their home with vigour. Starlings are bi
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. straws wound round the sides. Another three days passed, and the whole contents, including the four eggs, was strewn on the lawn underneath. Then the birds made yet another start, constructed a nest of sensible size, laid a second batch of eggs, and successfully reared a brood of youngsters. Yes, it certainly pays the gardener to expend a little trouble in fixing up boxes, for. GEEATEE TIT WITH NEST IN BOX. greater tits are quite competent to take care of them- selves, and will defend their home with vigour. Starlings are birds possessed of curious characters. A pair took to one of my boxes some weeks before actually beginning to build, and one or other of the pair was always close at hand, on the watch to prevent others intruding. Then we saw them busy, early and late, for a week or more, and on looking in the box we found it contained one celandine, a piece of coloured string, and two or three straws. They rested for a time and then began again, and in a day or two had filled up practically the whole box with straw, twigs, and various odds and ends. A few clays later the box was emptied once more and four eggs were laid at the bottom, on the bare wood, with merely two or three. 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 London
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