CQEUR DE LION 
as it were, and dared any bird to fly near by. 
I now realized the cause of his hatred of the 
crows and jays. That wise little head well 
knew who were thieves and murderers of in- 
fants, and bravely 
he defended his 
home against all 
such. 
To photograph 
the nest as it was 
in the tree was at- 
tended with so 
many difficulties as 
to be impractica- oe 
ble. An attempt |e” 
to photograph the 
young birds later 
resulted ina battle os era 
with the parents during which the young 
took flight. The old birds would circle 
around and above the tree, swooping down 
and striking the hat of the Man with the 
Camera in a way quite startling. When 
a nestling flew out, the father followed him, 
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