. Department circular. Agriculture. Fig. 11. — Bird bath of rocks and concrete. (Photograph by Albert C. Anderson.) this. All containers of water should be emptied as often as once in three days in summer, to avoid establishing breeding places for mosquitoes. Place bird baths where they will be in the shade during the heat of the day, and allow no cover im- mediately about them to hide the approach of cats. Cats soon learn where birds come to bathe. Appliances for Feeding Birds. Placing Suet. Suet, fresh beef trimmings or meat may be tied to a limb of a tree with string. The string is wound ab
. Department circular. Agriculture. Fig. 11. — Bird bath of rocks and concrete. (Photograph by Albert C. Anderson.) this. All containers of water should be emptied as often as once in three days in summer, to avoid establishing breeding places for mosquitoes. Place bird baths where they will be in the shade during the heat of the day, and allow no cover im- mediately about them to hide the approach of cats. Cats soon learn where birds come to bathe. Appliances for Feeding Birds. Placing Suet. Suet, fresh beef trimmings or meat may be tied to a limb of a tree with string. The string is wound about it in such a way as to bind it on and prevent crows or jays from carrying off the whole piece or securing any large part of it at one Fig. 12.— Suet lashed to a branch. Suet Baskets. A Warning ! Suet is commonly put out for birds in wire or iron receptacles fastened to the trees. These baskets may endanger the eyes of the birds in very cold weather when the iron is full of frost. INIr. Harry J. Ladue of St. , Wisconsin, found a brown creeper. 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 Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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