Nesting Time. 



the young perish during the first days 

 of their Hfe. Then comes the perilous 

 first venturing from the nest on untried 

 wings, and seldom do the earnest little 

 parents succeed in rearing an entire 

 brood. I would that we could all take 

 a more friendly interest in our bird 

 neighbors, especially during this season 

 when they are drawn near to us by so 

 many associations of family love. If 

 we could but watch them without inter- 

 ference we would learn more than any 

 collection of blown shells can possibly 

 teach, and especially would we learn 

 that greatest lesson of love for every 

 creature with gentle ways upon the face 

 of the earth. 



