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But it is not only at special times like those 

 during or following severe weather that birds 

 are attracted by food ; they need it all the year 

 round, and they are obliged to go somewhere 

 to get it. And, just as men who go to business 

 must live within convenient distance of their 

 work, so birds must make their homes within 

 easy reach of their food supply. Consequently, 

 if we desire to entertain a great many different 

 kinds of bird guests in spring and summer, our 

 best plan will be to give them both food and 

 nesting sites in our own gardens, woods, and 

 pastures. In no other one way, perhaps, can 

 this be so well done as by properly planting for 

 the birds the kinds of trees, shrubs, and creepers 

 which are attractive because they furnish food, 

 shelter, and nesting sites. Of the latter I shall 

 speak at greater length later on, but naturally 

 many of the trees and shrubs which offer food and 

 shelter will be used by the birds to build their 

 nests in. A bit of convincing proof of the value 

 of "cover" as an attraction for birds is to be seen 

 at "The Pines," the estate of my friend Frederic 

 H. Kennard, at Newton Centre, Massachusetts. 

 Mr. Kennard, in an article published in the 

 National Geographic Magazine, thus describes it: 



"We have had for eight years under close 

 observation about forty-four acres, comprising 



