. Wild life near home . ion in theheavy, hopeful days of March ? We are in nomood for gaiety and show. Not until themorning stars quarrel together will the cat-birdor scarlet tanager herald the spring. The ir-reverent song of a cat-bird in the gray gloomof March would turn the spring back and drawthe winter out of his uncovered grave. Thebluebird comes and broods over this death andbirth, until the old winter sleeps his long sleep,and the young spring wakes to her beautiful life. Within my house is another very human littlebird—the chimney-swallow. Sharing our veryfiresides as he does, he sure
. Wild life near home . ion in theheavy, hopeful days of March ? We are in nomood for gaiety and show. Not until themorning stars quarrel together will the cat-birdor scarlet tanager herald the spring. The ir-reverent song of a cat-bird in the gray gloomof March would turn the spring back and drawthe winter out of his uncovered grave. Thebluebird comes and broods over this death andbirth, until the old winter sleeps his long sleep,and the young spring wakes to her beautiful life. Within my house is another very human littlebird—the chimney-swallow. Sharing our veryfiresides as he does, he surely ought to have awarm place in our hearts; but where have Iever read one word expressing the affection forhim that is universally shown the bluebird 1 I am thinking of our American swallow. Weall know how Gilbert White loved his chimney-swallows—how he loved every creature thatflew or crawled about the rectory. Was it anancient tortoise in the garden? the sheep uponthe downs! a brood of birds in the chimney?9 [129].
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