. Nature study; birds . plunging jnto the thicket. Catbirds are very brave and alao very noisy in the de-fense of their homes. Not knowing that we would do themno harm, both birds fluttered about giving harsh calls andmeouws. Oh, Dick, come here! called Dorothy, I am sure thisis a nest but the briers are so sharp I cannot get to enough, it was the nest that our gray friends were so. 27 anxious about. It was quite large and strongly made offine black rootlets, a few larger twigs and many strips ofgrapevine bark. No wonder they were so anxious/ said Dick, after wad-ing through the tangle
. Nature study; birds . plunging jnto the thicket. Catbirds are very brave and alao very noisy in the de-fense of their homes. Not knowing that we would do themno harm, both birds fluttered about giving harsh calls andmeouws. Oh, Dick, come here! called Dorothy, I am sure thisis a nest but the briers are so sharp I cannot get to enough, it was the nest that our gray friends were so. 27 anxious about. It was quite large and strongly made offine black rootlets, a few larger twigs and many strips ofgrapevine bark. No wonder they were so anxious/ said Dick, after wad-ing through the tangle of blackberry vines and reaching thenest, for there are four little Catbirds here, only about twodays old,—queer little things all covered with black pin-feathers. Touched by the actions of the parent birds, with theirscolding and dashing at the boy in their distress, little Dor-othy suddenly exclaimed: Oh, Uncle George! Let us go away and leave poor Kit-ty-bird alone with her babies. Elated at seeing us depart, mother Catbird at once wentto her nest and brooded her little ones while her mate perch-ed on the highest twig of the nesting bush and warbled joy-ously, in a lower voice than when we had first heard him, as-^tr^S*though he were thankful that they had escaped the threat- ^fe^;^^ened danger to their home. QSf- We followed the path to the edge of the brook and, seat-ed on a
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