THE BIRDS IN THE MOON 



HE lover of birds who has spent 

 the day in the field puts away 

 his glasses at nightfall, looking 

 forward to a walk after dark only 

 as a chance to hear the call of 

 nocturnal birds or to catch the 

 whirr of a passing wing. But 

 some bright moonlight night in 

 early May, or again in mid Sep- 

 tember, unsheath your glasses and 



tie them, telescope-fashion, to a window-ledge or railing. 



Seat yourself in an easy position and focus on the moon. 



Shut out all earthly scenes from your mind and imagine 



yourself wandering amid those arid wastes. What a scene 



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