NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. 



Spring " has visited in order to^find a 

 foster-mother for her offspring. 



Although such a common species, the 

 Meadow Pipit is shyer at the nest than 

 the Tree Pipit, and a satisfactory photo- 

 graph is difficult to secure. On one 

 occasion I was shown a nest containing 

 chicks beneath a rock in the foreground 

 of our tailpiece, and although I built a 

 stone hiding-house for myself and the 

 camera, it was a long time before I ex- 

 posed a plate owing to the fact that the 

 female persisted in standing on a crag at 

 some distance and swallowing all the 

 food her mate brought instead of carry- 

 ing it to the young ones. 



