. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . riiMtogrnp:! IV i. i,:i>e THE C.\KE This pliototsraph shows how rcsimnsive Ijirds arc to a little attention and how tame theymay become. This wild chickadee will enter the house, perch upon his favorite delicacy, andenjoy a meal in no way afTrightcd by the presence of his human entertainers. 173. Liy ICmcit llarulJ LaynesSONG-SPARROWS TAKING A BATH A pool with foundation of concrete sunken in the ground . . can be made a veryinteresting feature of any garden, to say nothing of
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . riiMtogrnp:! IV i. i,:i>e THE C.\KE This pliototsraph shows how rcsimnsive Ijirds arc to a little attention and how tame theymay become. This wild chickadee will enter the house, perch upon his favorite delicacy, andenjoy a meal in no way afTrightcd by the presence of his human entertainers. 173. Liy ICmcit llarulJ LaynesSONG-SPARROWS TAKING A BATH A pool with foundation of concrete sunken in the ground . . can be made a veryinteresting feature of any garden, to say nothing of its attractiveness to birds. It is essen-tial, however, that the slope of the sides should, be gradual and the water at the edgesshallow (see page 172). the planting of food for ducks. If tlielay of the ground is such that a meadowor woodland glade may be flooded and apond thereby installed, there is hardlyany limit to the enjoyment that may bederived from a pond of this sort. There is a little woodland glade, con-taining an acre or so, on my place, anopening in the woods surrounded by redmaples, birches, alders, poison sumach,white azalea, high-bush blueberries, etc.,which I flooded one winter merely as asafe skating pond for the children in theneighborhood. ATTRACTING THE WILD DUCK Imagine my surprise and delight whenone spring day, after the ice had discovered there a whole floc
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