. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. 272 Animal Life One pair of greater tits selected a box that was far too large for their nest, and consequently spent many an extra hour filling up the surplus room with moss. They seem to prefer a hole just large enough to squeeze in, doubtless finding from experience that the smaller the aperture the less risk is there of interference from cats, or from other birds— although in this last matter the. straws wound round the sides. Another three days passed, and the whole contents, including the four eggs, was strewn on the l
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. 272 Animal Life One pair of greater tits selected a box that was far too large for their nest, and consequently spent many an extra hour filling up the surplus room with moss. They seem to prefer a hole just large enough to squeeze in, doubtless finding from experience that the smaller the aperture the less risk is there of interference from cats, or from other birds— although in this last matter the. straws wound round the sides. Another three days passed, and the whole contents, including the four eggs, was strewn on the lawn underneath. Then the birds made yet another start, constructed a nest of sensible size, laid a second batch of eggs, and successfully reared a brood of youngsters. Yes, it certainly pays the gardener to expend a little trouble in fixing up boxes, for. 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 London
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