. How to have bird neighbors . re three blue eggs in it. Therobins seemed so distressed at being found out thatwe kept away from that end of the porch until theygot well used to us. The wrens didnt fear us at came to their nest no matter how many peoplewere on the porch. I had now learned what the wrens and the robinslike for their nestings; so I fastened strings, shredsof cloth, some cotton, and small chicken feathers tothe low branches of my neighbors trees, and also onmy porch. I had read somewhere that some birds willpull feathers out of their own bodies, if they can findnone else
. How to have bird neighbors . re three blue eggs in it. Therobins seemed so distressed at being found out thatwe kept away from that end of the porch until theygot well used to us. The wrens didnt fear us at came to their nest no matter how many peoplewere on the porch. I had now learned what the wrens and the robinslike for their nestings; so I fastened strings, shredsof cloth, some cotton, and small chicken feathers tothe low branches of my neighbors trees, and also onmy porch. I had read somewhere that some birds willpull feathers out of their own bodies, if they can findnone elsewhere, with which to line their nests. Afterthe wrens had cleaned out the can, they helpedthemselves to cotton and feathers, and made ready fortheir second nesting. Father and Mother Robin were such devotedparents, it seemed as if they couldnt do babies always craned their necks and openedtheir bills wide as soon as they heard anyone they grew older they also chattered and fiapped MY FIRST BIRD NEIGHBORS 9. THE BABY ROBINS their wings. Sometimes they fluttered over the sidesof the nest so far that I feared they would fall offthe high window sill. One morning the robins nest was empty, and theyoung were over on my neighbors lawn. For con-venience I will call this neighbor Mrs. Daily. Shelived on our right. The neighbor to our left wasMrs. Cotton. A birds bath at Mrs. Dailys and the tree withnesting materials on it showed the birds that theywere welcome there. So the parents coaxed theiryoung in that direction. Mrs. Cotton also tried to attract birds. But herbasin sometimes went dry for days. Also, she had abig, beautiful cat that was usually somewhere in the 10 HOW TO HAVE BIRD NEIGHBORS yard. It was not so inviting there, according tobirds ways of thinking, nor so safe for their young,as over at Mrs. Dailys, where the cat was kept in. I kept our kitty locked up night and day, andasked my neighbors to keep their cats in, too, untilthese young robins could fl
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