. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 165. the top of the hill. Fig. i, "A Chippy Portrait" is a picture of the male Chipping Sparrow on his first visit to the nest after we had found it. He is intently regarding the camera and his curiosity is shown by the elevated feathers on top of his head, thereby making it look as though he had a crest. Two of the younsters may also be seen, one on either side of him. He came simply to investigate and did not bring any food on this Fig. 5- Photo from life C. A. Reed. THE CHIPPY FAMILY. A few moments later Mr
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 165. the top of the hill. Fig. i, "A Chippy Portrait" is a picture of the male Chipping Sparrow on his first visit to the nest after we had found it. He is intently regarding the camera and his curiosity is shown by the elevated feathers on top of his head, thereby making it look as though he had a crest. Two of the younsters may also be seen, one on either side of him. He came simply to investigate and did not bring any food on this Fig. 5- Photo from life C. A. Reed. THE CHIPPY FAMILY. A few moments later Mrs. Chippy was seen coming from the tree towards the nest, bringing a small caterpillar and the father at once left. As the female reached the edge of the nest, all of the young rushed to meet her. They were so eager for the food that they could not wait to have their pictures taken, and so are poorly shown in Fig. 2. These two photographs and two others in which both the adults and the little ones beat the camera shutter are all that were made the first day. The following day was one of those few perfect photographic days, when all conditions are satisfactory. The sun was concealed by a uni- form mass of clouds of just sufficient density to prevent it from casting a shadow. At nine o'clock we were back in the grove again to see our new acquaintances. Although the young had appeared very smart the day before, we were, nevertheless, surprised to find that they had all left the nest. Two of them were sitting on the limbs of a neighboring dead pine and the other two had flown off. After watching the old birds from a distance, for quite a while, we at last located the missing. 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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