. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. 284 Bird - Lore a Quail would make a young Cowbird a poor foster mother, or maybe the noise of the focal-plane shutter startled her, for she soon flew away to seek some more suitable home for her future offspring. After this incident there was a long, warm wait, but finally, about 2 p. m. the Quail came slyly through the grass and entered her nest. She repeated the tactics previously described, leaving at the slightest sound but promptly. "ON LEAVING THE NEST SHE STOPPED AS IF TO LISTEN" returning. Sometimes as she left the nest she stopped for
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. 284 Bird - Lore a Quail would make a young Cowbird a poor foster mother, or maybe the noise of the focal-plane shutter startled her, for she soon flew away to seek some more suitable home for her future offspring. After this incident there was a long, warm wait, but finally, about 2 p. m. the Quail came slyly through the grass and entered her nest. She repeated the tactics previously described, leaving at the slightest sound but promptly. "ON LEAVING THE NEST SHE STOPPED AS IF TO LISTEN" returning. Sometimes as she left the nest she stopped for a moment as if to listen, giving just time enough for a fifth-second exposure. On one occasion she remained longer than usual; she appeared to be arranging her eggs, and as she turned about in the crowded nest she accidentally dislodged one which rolled over the edge. She came out at once, as if to recover it, but perhaps the shutter frightened her for she left promptly. After that she gave the egg no more attention and it remained outside until I replaced it before leaving. Toward 4 o'clock she settled down and no noise that I could make seemed seriously to disturb her. She yawned occasionally, pecked now and then at some insect that had invaded her domain, but for the most part sat quite. 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 National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America; National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals; National Audubon Society. New York City : Macmillan Co.
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