HEDGE-SPARROW'S NEST 



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Undoubtedly the prettiest nest it is one's 

 pleasure to see in wood or field is that of the 

 Hedge-Sparrow. When this neat little structure 

 has its blue eggs, and is set off with young green 

 leaves of different tints, it makes a charming 

 picture, and one's only regret is that such an 



HEDGE-SPARROW. 



object cannot be photographed in Nature's own 

 colours. 



The Hedge-Sparrow is a confiding and in- 

 teresting little bird at all times, and one which 

 gets used to any friend going near its nest. 

 Building is commenced sometimes as early as 

 March ; and I have found newly made nests 



