. Wild nature's ways . HAZEL NUTS SPLIT BY GREAT TITS. the plumage at the back of the birds head bya gust of east wind. The last illustration of theseries tells its own story of confident boisterous wet days in March and thecommencement of April great tits come to mygarden regularly for food, but on fine days theyappear to occupy themselves in searching for andsplitting hazel-nuts in a neighbouring wood. Thelatter part of this task is accomphshed by holdingthe nut down upon some branch with theirpowerful feet, and raining a quick succession ofpowerful blows along the line of least
. Wild nature's ways . HAZEL NUTS SPLIT BY GREAT TITS. the plumage at the back of the birds head bya gust of east wind. The last illustration of theseries tells its own story of confident boisterous wet days in March and thecommencement of April great tits come to mygarden regularly for food, but on fine days theyappear to occupy themselves in searching for andsplitting hazel-nuts in a neighbouring wood. Thelatter part of this task is accomphshed by holdingthe nut down upon some branch with theirpowerful feet, and raining a quick succession ofpowerful blows along the line of least resistance,which the birds are quick to discover is wherethe forces of germination would rend asunder thetwo halves of the shell in a few weeks.
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