. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. Taken in Inyo County Photo by the Author EARLY NESTING THE LEAVES ON THE OSIERS HAVE JUST BEGUN TO APPEAR; YET IT IS JULY, AT ALTITUDE 11,300 Cottonwood Lakes, Inyo County, High Sierras, altitude 11,300. It was a land of contrasts, burning bright by day and freezing cold by night. The vivid green of new grass mocked the retreating snow-banks, and the dull green of clustering pines stood out against a background of glaciers and precipices. The very
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. Taken in Inyo County Photo by the Author EARLY NESTING THE LEAVES ON THE OSIERS HAVE JUST BEGUN TO APPEAR; YET IT IS JULY, AT ALTITUDE 11,300 Cottonwood Lakes, Inyo County, High Sierras, altitude 11,300. It was a land of contrasts, burning bright by day and freezing cold by night. The vivid green of new grass mocked the retreating snow-banks, and the dull green of clustering pines stood out against a background of glaciers and precipices. The very bush in which the nest sat had so recently escaped the confinement of the wintry drifts that its leaves were only half grown, and its tenant stood out to view at a hundred feet; yet here sat Mrs. Wrighti on four creamy white eggs, and she braved hostile notice as she had braved the moun- tain storms. She fled, indeed, when I wiggled her tail with my forefinger, but that was only the first time. We were better friends after that. The next day she allowed us to cut our way through the patch of brush to where the nest stood; she allowed me to set up the tripod camera at two feet; and she sat for half second exposures without even winking. At the end of an hour, though, she fled again, and when she returned she sat for some moments on the edge of the nest in a pensive daze as though undecided whether to sit or to flit. Then she sat, and never again did she debate the question of her duty. Within a week we could do almost anything with her, stroke her wing feathers, playfully tweak bill or tail, thrust a sunburned nose at her, or cover her with a hand,—all unresisting. Truth to tell, she never really enjoyed these stunts, although she condescended to accept flies by. 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 wor
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