Photograph by Ernest Harold Baynes 



THE HOSTESS ENTERTAINS 



"Window boxes are a never-ceasing source of enjoyment. Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes 

 built the first I ever saw, at his home in Meriden, N. H., a particularly attractive one. which 

 has helped him to become intimate with an astonishing variety of birds" (see page 169). 



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This photograph shows how responsive birds arc to a little attention and how tame they 

 may become. This wild cliickadcc will cuter tiie house, pcrcli upon his favorite delicacy, and 

 enjoy a meal, in no way alTriglued by the presence of his iiumaii entertainers. 



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