FIRST WEEK] February 43 



attacks to English sparrows, we should offer them every 

 encouragement . 



All winter long the ebony forms of crows vibrate back 

 and forth across the cold sky. If we watch them when 

 very high up, we sometimes see them sail a short distance, 

 and without fail, a second later, the clear "Caw! caw!" 

 comes down to us, the sound-waves unable to keep pace 

 with those of light, as the thunder of the storm lags behind 

 the flash. These sturdy birds seem able to stand any 

 severity of the weather, but, like Achilles, they have one 

 vulnerable point, the eyes, which, during the long winter 

 nights, must be kept deep buried among the warm feathers. 



