. St. Nicholas [serial] . ON THEY CLIMBED OUT AND CROWDED THE STUMP-TOP ing their wings; so the next time we climbed the tree with the camera, they were apparently full-grown, strong in climbing, but, to our advantage, weak in flying. We are not likelyto forget the day weclimbed the stump topicture the youngflickers. The full sig-nificance of the taskhad not struck had the enjoy-ment of it dawnedupon the were bashful atfirst, but after a littlecoaxing and fondlingthey were as tame aspet pussies. Theyclimbed out and crowded the stump-top, wherethey sat in the warm
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ON THEY CLIMBED OUT AND CROWDED THE STUMP-TOP ing their wings; so the next time we climbed the tree with the camera, they were apparently full-grown, strong in climbing, but, to our advantage, weak in flying. We are not likelyto forget the day weclimbed the stump topicture the youngflickers. The full sig-nificance of the taskhad not struck had the enjoy-ment of it dawnedupon the were bashful atfirst, but after a littlecoaxing and fondlingthey were as tame aspet pussies. Theyclimbed out and crowded the stump-top, wherethey sat in the warm sunshine, stretching, fluff-ing, bowing, and preening. They liked to cling to our clothing. A coatsleeve was easier climbing than a tree-trunk,and it was softer to pene-trate with a peck. Therewas a streak of ambitionin the soul of each flickerthat would put most peo-ple to shame. Theyclimbed continually, andalways toward the our arms to ourshoulders they would go,and then to our at the instant onesmind and energy
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