A HERMIT'S WILD FRIENDS 



by driving the hummers from one tree to the 

 other. 



The red squirrel was a new feature in a 

 woodpecker's sap orchard. He did not cling 

 to one spot, as squirrels do when tapping for 



YELLOW - BELLIED WOODPECKER. 



themselves, but instead moved rapidly around 

 the tree, thrusting his tongue into the drills 

 for the sweet sap. I suppose the squirrel 

 owned the territory where the maple-trees 

 grew, and was more than willing that the 

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