BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



formed so that there are different depths of 

 water; a small bird would not bathe in the 

 water required for a large bird. Little shallow 

 places at the edge should always be left for the 

 small birds, while the centre might be several 

 inches deep, in which such birds as the Flicker 

 would not hesitate to enter. The surface 

 should not be too smooth, as that would make 

 it slippery. Where it is lined with cement this 

 should be left a little rough. 



A very satisfactory drinking, fountain has 

 been made by hollowing out the top of a bit of 

 tree trunk that had been left a couple of feet 

 high when one of the shade trees had been cut 

 out. Some prefer to make the drinking foun- 

 tains on the ground, but such a drinking foun- 

 tain should never be among shrubs or long 

 grass, as a cat might come up unseen and 

 spring upon the birds when their plumage was 

 drenched and heavy. A drinking fountain 

 never fails to increase the number of birds that 

 nest about the house. 



Food and drink are not all that the birds re- 

 quire. Simple as their wants are, they must 

 have something more than that, if the babies 

 are to be housed in comfort. It was not many 

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