Familiar Studies of Wild Birds 



three weeks, and was still on the nest the last 

 time I saw her. 



While the male above referred to was so 

 conscientious, inspiring such confidence and 

 obedience in his mate, he was more wary than 

 she of the camera. On one occasion, bringing 

 a choice morsel for her, he sat at a distance 

 and sang enticingly, too shy to approach, until 

 she, unable longer to restrain herself, started to 

 go to him ; but, changing her mind, she hopped 

 back. Another pair of wrens more cautious 

 than these, would crawl up the opposite side of 

 the tree, peeping out at me from behind it, 

 then inspect several other holes before even- 

 tually entering their own. 



When the young hatch, the male turns his 

 attention from singing to the more important 

 task of feeding the family. Unless familiar 

 with their visitor, the wrens are very wary of 

 approaching the nest. I found it necessary 

 to conceal myself in the bushes when I wished 



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