54 THE HOME-LIFE OF THE OSPREY. 
leave for the south in the autumn, “regularly” repair 
their nests, to fortify them against the violence of the 
winter storms. In the life of all birds there are many 
facts which only the combined observations of many 
workers can accurately ascertain. I shall hope to spend 
many more happy field-days with my friends the Ospreys. 
Although in some instances ‘‘ familiarity breeds contempt,” 
in the case of the Osprey this can never be true. ‘There 
is a nobility and dignity about this bird, an industry and 
inoffensiveness of life, a tender affection for its mate and 
young, that can only bring increasing admiration with 
acquaintance. 
