104 BIRD BIOGRAPHIES 



below. There, huddled up in the dew- 

 covered grass, he waited, and even before 

 it was properly light some food was 

 brought to him by one of his parents 

 which had been with him in his new 

 home. Once a weasel passed close to 

 him, and instinct told him it was an 

 enemy, and no doubt something might 

 have happened to him if his parent had 

 not given an angry note from above, 

 reminding the little four-footed thief that 

 a more powerful creature than he was 

 ready to attack. The weasel slunk on his 

 way, and was soon lost in the grass 

 under the hedge. 



Two days later the other young left 

 the nest, and their first adventures in the 

 air were quite as exciting as their brother's, 

 but all survived, and very soon it was 

 quite a common sight to see the family 

 of six birds flying about the country. 

 All through the summer the young re- 

 mained with their parents, and many 



