. Through birdland byways with pen and camera [microform]. Birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux; Photographie des oiseaux. THE BUZZARD AND HIS HOME 37 where I could not have photographed it without a rope, and as I had not one with me I could not get a photographic record of this most interesting nest. It contained one young bird; the nest itself, and the whole of the ledge, about two feet in width and six feet long, was simply covered with a layer of white blossom from the mountain ash. Surely the birds must have placed these flowers there for decorative purposes, for I can think of no other
. Through birdland byways with pen and camera [microform]. Birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux; Photographie des oiseaux. THE BUZZARD AND HIS HOME 37 where I could not have photographed it without a rope, and as I had not one with me I could not get a photographic record of this most interesting nest. It contained one young bird; the nest itself, and the whole of the ledge, about two feet in width and six feet long, was simply covered with a layer of white blossom from the mountain ash. Surely the birds must have placed these flowers there for decorative purposes, for I can think of no other purpose. The Kite Is fond of decorating its nest with rags, and the brighter the colour of these, the better pleased the birds seem to be; and therefore I see no reason why the Buzzard should not follow suit. Whether leaves or flowers are used, the preference is alv ays given to the mountain ash. J second tgg is laid about four days V the first, and so on with the third and fourth. But four eggs in Wales is the exception, and although I have seen. 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 Pike, Oliver G. (Oliver Gregory), b. 1877. Toronto : Musson
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