. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 127. Pig. 108, FEMALE GROSBEAK OX NEST. She looks like a big sparrow,—not at all like her beautiful mate. ly make their homes within city limits and in such cases often build high ud in large trees. The four eggs are greenish-blue, covered with brown spots. The male grosbeak is considered, especially bj' the ladies, Bs a model bird-husband. He does at least half the work in constructing the home and he sits upon the eggs about as often and as long as his mate does. He is of a jovial dispo- sition and likes his task so
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Birds; Photography of birds. 127. Pig. 108, FEMALE GROSBEAK OX NEST. She looks like a big sparrow,—not at all like her beautiful mate. ly make their homes within city limits and in such cases often build high ud in large trees. The four eggs are greenish-blue, covered with brown spots. The male grosbeak is considered, especially bj' the ladies, Bs a model bird-husband. He does at least half the work in constructing the home and he sits upon the eggs about as often and as long as his mate does. He is of a jovial dispo- sition and likes his task so well tliat he commonly sings while sitting on the nest. I have located a number of their nests by searching for the singer. His song, when thus engaged is usually much lower in tone, as though he feared. 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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