. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 82 Little bluebirds have blue backs and brownish breasts, like their parents but, like all members of the thrush fam- ily to which Bluebirds belong, they have spotted breasts and more or less spotting on their backs. This plumage is lost at the first moult and they become just like their par- ents. Bluebirds do not always nest in hollow trees or fences;. Fig. 71. BLUEBIRD. many a boy or girl has a little bird box built expressly for their use, and they are very glad to use them if English sparrows can be kept from pes
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 82 Little bluebirds have blue backs and brownish breasts, like their parents but, like all members of the thrush fam- ily to which Bluebirds belong, they have spotted breasts and more or less spotting on their backs. This plumage is lost at the first moult and they become just like their par- ents. Bluebirds do not always nest in hollow trees or fences;. Fig. 71. BLUEBIRD. many a boy or girl has a little bird box built expressly for their use, and they are very glad to use them if English sparrows can be kept from pestering them. They also sometimes build in very odd places as can be seen by the photographs of the nest in the sleeve of a scarecrow. Blue Jay Blue Jays always seem like old friends to me. I have seen a great many of them under all conditions of life. I. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass : Reed
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