BIRDS. 



89 



Many species of birds seem to have a positive 

 liking for curious nesting-places, and thus afford 

 opportunities for the photographer to secure 

 pictures of two -fold interest. 



The illustration on page 87 represents a robin's 



WHEN S NEST IN ROPE. 



nest and eggs in a little fancy hand-basket which 

 had ; after growing old and faded, been relegated 

 to a shed at the rear of a Hertfordshire village 

 hostelry. It provided a soft foundation for the 

 nest on account of its containing the feathers of a 



