. Bird-lore . r society, and furnishing them with endlesspleasure and amusement by his capers and pranks, his dignified poses andoccasional outbursts of anger. In July, 1917, accompanied by an Indian guide named Me-giz-ze-was(Eagle) while on a camping trip in one of the lake regions of Michigan, Mr. andMrs. Craker discovereda large, dark-coloredbird floundering aroundapparently unable toextricate himself fromthe entangling branchesof a thick growth ofyoung of body, weakof wing, and whollyinexpert, the bird, mak-ing a mighty effort,would rise almost to thetop of the evergreens,
. Bird-lore . r society, and furnishing them with endlesspleasure and amusement by his capers and pranks, his dignified poses andoccasional outbursts of anger. In July, 1917, accompanied by an Indian guide named Me-giz-ze-was(Eagle) while on a camping trip in one of the lake regions of Michigan, Mr. andMrs. Craker discovereda large, dark-coloredbird floundering aroundapparently unable toextricate himself fromthe entangling branchesof a thick growth ofyoung of body, weakof wing, and whollyinexpert, the bird, mak-ing a mighty effort,would rise almost to thetop of the evergreens,only to fall back againinto the meshes of hem-lock and cedar. Finally,becoming exhausted,the bird was easilycaught, when, to theirgreat delight, they sawthat it was a youngBald Eagle. The bird measuredsix feet six inches fromtip to tip of wings; itseyes and beak were darkand its plumage darkbrown, somewhat likethat of a Golden Eaglein color. He was a good fighter. when three years old he was still brown1 (33i). 332 Bird - Lore
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