WOODLAND PATHS 



when he does see you. If not I think he 

 would slip quietly away before you got 

 too near as so many birds do that see you 

 in the woods -before you see them. But 

 perhaps not; perhaps he trusts to luck 

 and hopes till the very last that you will 

 pass on and leave him to watch his game 

 preserves in peace and decide which fishes 

 and frogs he will find most appetizing. 

 The little green heron is a solitary bird, 

 a very recluse in fact, and I do not recall 

 ever seeing two together. He is a nervous 

 chap, after you have once flushed him, 

 however, and if you watch his flight with 

 care you may see him light, stretch his 

 head high to see if you are following him, 

 meanwhile nervously twitching his apol- 

 ogy for a tail. 



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