. Fowls of the air . behind the old wall, and so to a safe hidingplace near the hawthorn. The orioles had solved their problem; thebit of cloth was fastened there securelyamong the thorns. Soon the birds cameback and, seizing some threads by the ends,raveled them out without difficulty. It wasthe work of but a moment to gather as muchmaterial as they could use at one an hour or more I watched them work-ing industriously between the hawthorn andthe old elm, where the nest was growingrapidly to a beautifuldepth. Several times thebit of cloth slipped fromthe thorns as the birdspulled,
. Fowls of the air . behind the old wall, and so to a safe hidingplace near the hawthorn. The orioles had solved their problem; thebit of cloth was fastened there securelyamong the thorns. Soon the birds cameback and, seizing some threads by the ends,raveled them out without difficulty. It wasthe work of but a moment to gather as muchmaterial as they could use at one an hour or more I watched them work-ing industriously between the hawthorn andthe old elm, where the nest was growingrapidly to a beautifuldepth. Several times thebit of cloth slipped fromthe thorns as the birdspulled, upon it; but asoften as it did they carriedit back and fastened itmore securely, till at last.
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