HOW TO 

 ATTRACT THE BIRDS 



CHAPTER I 



HOW TO INVITE BIRD NEIGHBOURS 



The birds' point of view differs scarcely at all 

 from our own in the essentials in life : Protection 

 from enemies, the preservation ot the family, a 

 sheltered home, congenial environment, abundant 

 food, and pure water — these natural rights the birds, 

 like men, are ever seeking. 



Each spring day bringing as it does hosts of 

 feathered travellers from the Tropics and the 

 Southern States where they have passed the winter, 

 how can we induce some of them to pause on the 

 journey long enough to investigate our garden 

 attractions and happilv to become our neighbours 

 for the summer ? Some birds there are — the wild 

 ducks and hawks, tor example — that no amount of 

 coaxing would induce to confide in man — the worst 

 enemy or the best friend every creature has. But 

 very many of the smaller birds, relying more on the 



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