NESTLINGS 



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YOUNG THRUSHES IN NEST. 



SO exactly at times to 

 the lichen, etc., on 

 the tree on which it 

 is built that you 

 might be looking at 

 it and yet not see 

 it. On the other 

 hand, I have found 

 the outside of the 

 nest interspersed 

 with small pieces of 

 paper — some t i m e s 

 rehcs of the paper 

 chase — which give 

 the nest an orna- 

 mental rather than 

 a protective appear- 

 ance. 



If you wish to 

 come closely in touch 

 with Nature, buy a 

 camera and begin 

 photographing her. 

 A photograph of a 

 living bird is better 

 than a dozen stuffed 

 birds in a glass case. 

 To photograph 

 that bird feeding its 



Its cheery " pink pink " resounds along young is one of the most exciting and 



the country road from hedge and tree. wholesome things in hfe. It is pleasure 



With blue cap and black, white and without pain. 



saffron on wings 



and breast, it is 



a conspicuous 



and deUghtful 



httle bundle of 



activity, and 



has endeared it- 

 self to us all. 



The nest is a 



compact little 



structure, felted 



together w i t h 



moss and hchen 



and cosily hned 



with hair and 



feathers. This 



nest may be 



frequently found 



in a hawthorn 



hedge. 



The protective 



coloration of the 



outside of the 



nest corresponds 



DUCKb ON I'OND. 



