. Bird lore . WHAT THE EGGS WERE IN. WHAT WAS IN THE EGGS NEST, EGGS AND YOUNG OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Photographed from nature, by C. G. Aobbtt (l47) A Goldfinch Idyl BY ELLA GILBERT IVES DO you know of any far-away pasture where, in blueberry time,Sparrows play hide-and-seek in the bushes, and Finches are likelittle golden balls tossed on the breeze ? It was in such a fieldthat my Goldfinch found the thistle-down for her soft couch—her couch,observe, for it was the dull mate in greenish olive that made the bed. I was there when the maple twig was chosen for the nest — as goodluck would have
. Bird lore . WHAT THE EGGS WERE IN. WHAT WAS IN THE EGGS NEST, EGGS AND YOUNG OF RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Photographed from nature, by C. G. Aobbtt (l47) A Goldfinch Idyl BY ELLA GILBERT IVES DO you know of any far-away pasture where, in blueberry time,Sparrows play hide-and-seek in the bushes, and Finches are likelittle golden balls tossed on the breeze ? It was in such a fieldthat my Goldfinch found the thistle-down for her soft couch—her couch,observe, for it was the dull mate in greenish olive that made the bed. I was there when the maple twig was chosen for the nest — as goodluck would have it, close by our cottage door and in plain sight from mywindow. The choice was announced by a shower of golden notes fromthe male bird, and a responsive twitter from his mate. She began build-ing at once, quickly outlining the nest with grasses and bark. Her ap-proach was always heralded by a burst of song from her mate, who hoverednear while she deftly wove the pretty fabric and then flew away with himto the base of supply. It
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