. Conservation of our wild birds; . us to vegetation are kept in check. The migration of birds is regulated not only by weather condi-tions, but also by the scarcity or abundance of food, as the casemay be. So long as a bird is well fed, low temperatures have noterrors for him. Snow and ice cover the food supply of the ground-feedingbirds, and sleet storms incase the trees in an icy mail, that locksup the insects and their eggs securely from the birds that aredependent upon them for food. These are conditions that we must offset by providing food ofvarious sorts for our feathered friends. All
. Conservation of our wild birds; . us to vegetation are kept in check. The migration of birds is regulated not only by weather condi-tions, but also by the scarcity or abundance of food, as the casemay be. So long as a bird is well fed, low temperatures have noterrors for him. Snow and ice cover the food supply of the ground-feedingbirds, and sleet storms incase the trees in an icy mail, that locksup the insects and their eggs securely from the birds that aredependent upon them for food. These are conditions that we must offset by providing food ofvarious sorts for our feathered friends. All insectivorous winterbirds are fond of beef suet, and this, like all fats, is a heat pro-ducing food of great value to birds during periods of intensecold. A good sized portion of suet should be placed on a pieceof galvanized wire netting of one-half inch mesh, fourteen incheslong and six inches wide. Fold the netting over so that it inclosesthe suet, and the ends meet evenly. Twist the wires on top and [38] swimmmDmsE Otter <ill. or oUti*
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