WINTER SHIFTS. 



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HUNGRY SPARROWS 

 AT BREAKFAST. 



placed in a hole chiselled in the trnnk of a decayed 

 tree, or in a hole in the head of an old stump, 

 such as that from which the pair of hungry 

 sparrows are shown snatching a hasty meal in 

 the illustration above. This arrangement keeps 

 the feathered table tidy, and at the same time 

 affords a good opportunity, as will be gathered 

 from a glance at the picture, of making camera 

 studies of the recipients of one's hospitality. 



An apple, pegged down when the ground is 

 not frozen impenetrably hard, exercises an irre- 

 sistible charm over many birds, and affords the 

 photographer ample opportunities of exercising 



