. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 215. Fig. 1S4. FEMALE PRAIRIE WARBLER. the female was sitting, both she and her mate were watch- ful. She always left the nest and glided away unseen if anyone approached. As soon as the eggs had hatched, the parents lost much of their fear and would feed the lit- tle birds even while we were watching. When bringing food, they approached the nest cautious- ly, keeping near the ground where the swaying of the tops of the sweet ferns, that formed the lower strata of vegeta- tion, showed their approach and soon a tremor
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 215. Fig. 1S4. FEMALE PRAIRIE WARBLER. the female was sitting, both she and her mate were watch- ful. She always left the nest and glided away unseen if anyone approached. As soon as the eggs had hatched, the parents lost much of their fear and would feed the lit- tle birds even while we were watching. When bringing food, they approached the nest cautious- ly, keeping near the ground where the swaying of the tops of the sweet ferns, that formed the lower strata of vegeta- tion, showed their approach and soon a tremor of the wal- nut announced that they were almost at the goal. All man- ner of insects were included in their menu,—ants, aphids, flies, moths and even repulsive looking little worms such as one of the illustrations shows the male bird 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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