. Bird notes afield; a series of essays on the birds of California. Birds. FEBRUARY IN BERKELEY. EASON of frost and sun- shine, of chill rains and budding trees, of Califor- nia's mild winter, mingling with the tempered air of spring—fair season of change and prophecy, when the grass grows fresh upon the hillside and the birds are once more inspired to song—I salute thee with reverence and delight! In February the air is full of expect- ancy, and nature seems busy with mighty preparations for a new year of toil. The spiders come forth from their hiding-places and run nimbly over the land. The
. Bird notes afield; a series of essays on the birds of California. Birds. FEBRUARY IN BERKELEY. EASON of frost and sun- shine, of chill rains and budding trees, of Califor- nia's mild winter, mingling with the tempered air of spring—fair season of change and prophecy, when the grass grows fresh upon the hillside and the birds are once more inspired to song—I salute thee with reverence and delight! In February the air is full of expect- ancy, and nature seems busy with mighty preparations for a new year of toil. The spiders come forth from their hiding-places and run nimbly over the land. The field-mice and wood-rats are at work in their runways amid the grass of the hillsides or the underbrush 134. 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 Keeler, Charles Augustus, 1871-1937. San Francisco, D. P. Elder & M. Shepard
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