. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals. Glacier National Park (Agency : U. S. ); Mammals; Birds. 130 WILD ANIMALS OP GLACIER NATIONAL L. A. Fucrtcs. and habits make it too interesting to miss. Its famous vocal imitation of an old wooden pump once heard v/ill be recognized even in the dead of night, and its imitation of stake driving in a bog is so good that it is known not only as the prairie pump but the stake driver. Its brown streaked form will generalh^ be seen from the back as at one's slow approach it rises from a reedy slough or stream bank, and with a deliberate, c
. Wild animals of Glacier National Park. The mammals. Glacier National Park (Agency : U. S. ); Mammals; Birds. 130 WILD ANIMALS OP GLACIER NATIONAL L. A. Fucrtcs. and habits make it too interesting to miss. Its famous vocal imitation of an old wooden pump once heard v/ill be recognized even in the dead of night, and its imitation of stake driving in a bog is so good that it is known not only as the prairie pump but the stake driver. Its brown streaked form will generalh^ be seen from the back as at one's slow approach it rises from a reedy slough or stream bank, and with a deliberate, casual air silently crosses to the next cover, when it quickly drops out of sight. If come upon suddenly, as by a noiseless canoe, instead of taking flight it turns its protec- tively colored front toward you, assum- ing one of the won- derful attitudes so often found among protectively colored insects. Pointing- its bill to the sky, with long, slender body held erect and motionless, it might well pass for one of the reeds by Avhich it is sur- rounded. It is good to hear that even in this mountain park there are abundant opportunities foi' discovering it. The best places to look seem to be on the low, Avet land. 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 United States. National Park Service; Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942; Bailey, Florence Augusta (Merriam) 1863-. Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
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