. American ornithology, for home and school . hildhood, butprobably from a dilTerent motive, for fcod is very scarce at this timeof the year and they must thoroughly examine every crevice if theyare to obtain their daily fare. All birds are proud and our Bluebird is no exception. It is hisdelight to parade before his chosen mate and, with drooping and AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 83 trembling wings throwing off blue flashes as the sun strikes them, tocoo sweet refrains to her. In choosing a nesting site, tastes ofdifferent birds vary greatly: One may build in a cavity of an apple treebarely two feet f
. American ornithology, for home and school . hildhood, butprobably from a dilTerent motive, for fcod is very scarce at this timeof the year and they must thoroughly examine every crevice if theyare to obtain their daily fare. All birds are proud and our Bluebird is no exception. It is hisdelight to parade before his chosen mate and, with drooping and AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 83 trembling wings throwing off blue flashes as the sun strikes them, tocoo sweet refrains to her. In choosing a nesting site, tastes ofdifferent birds vary greatly: One may build in a cavity of an apple treebarely two feet from the ground while another chooses a hollow limbin a chestnut forty feet above the earth; still others find suitable housesin fence posts, bird boxes, etc., and one pair, as shown in our illustra-tions has even resorted to the arm of a scare-crow. Wherever we meet them they are the same gentle, confiding birds,very devoted to their off-spring, and it is little wonder that they haveso endeared themselves to the hearts of all w^ho know Photo by A. K. SpaidAN UNUSUAL NESTING PLACE. This scare-crow ims adopted as a nesting site by the pair of Bhuhirds which areseen perching on it. The entrance to the nest is in (he arm uniir the lower bird. 84 AMERICAN ORXITHOLOGY.
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