THE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE 



in them the traits described. I pictured them over and over, in 

 groups, singly and in pairs: head-pieces, tail-pieces and initials 

 were made with them. All it required was kindness, patience 

 and grasshoppers, to coax them into any position; but they 

 always manifested their character. You could catch them look- 

 ing very dignified, but never Dove-like. 



On the whole I doubt if birdland contains more interesting 

 and beautiful babies. Work around them was most entertaining, 

 with the exception of the snake and the leader of the Stanley herd. 

 It would be delightful if all birds had the Shrikes' trusting dis- 

 position and chose their beautiful and accessible locations. They 

 furnished subjects for some of my most characteristic work with 

 birds, while I yet can smell the clover and hear the Bobolink. 



"All it required was patience and grasshoppers to coax them into any position' 



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