WRENS AND SPARROWS 



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sign of them could be seen when I reached the 

 spot. If I had happened to have my camera 

 with me a very pretty photograph could have been 

 taken. 



Of course the commonest bird to be seen in 

 the fields in joyful springtime is the Sparrow ; 



YOUNG SPARROW. 



each bush or tree seems to contain one, and their 

 continuous cry, weeche, weeche, may be heard 

 everywhere. I have made several attempts to 

 photograph these young Sparrows, but have always 

 found that they fly away whenever a camera is in 

 sight; although I also noticed that, as a rule, they 



