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Bird - Lore 



its feet. Another will alight upon the brim 

 of my hat and stand in ornamental fashion 

 like a piece of rare trimming, Ah ! here in- 

 deed is the right way to wear a bird! 



"Watching and studying these little 

 friends so closely has been delightful. They 

 have individuality. Some are bold and 

 confident and come down into my hand 

 with a bound. The moment they touch 



"There is one Chickadee that I call my 

 'star boarder.' He is always the first to 

 come, the last to leave, and he never 

 misses a meal. He comes squeaking and 

 complaining, clings to my finger-tips, and 

 manages to get the largest nut-meat in 

 sight before departing, squeaking and 

 complaining as he goes. He makes repeated 

 trips, eating all he can hold, then stores 



TAMING A CHICKADEE IN THE WOODS 



it their feet grasp my fingers, and often a 

 very friendly Chickadee will stand there 

 and sing. Others are timid and come barely 

 to my finger-tips, seizing a nut daintily and 

 departing. There is a very rude Nuthatch, 

 whom I have named 'Pretty Boy' on 

 account of his lovely plumage, who does 

 not hesitate to knock a Chickadee from 

 my hand when he is ready to eat. Then 

 there is a greedy lady Chickadee who not 

 only eats all she can hold, but will con- 

 tinue to stay on my hand, apparently for 

 the very selfish pleasure of keeping all the 

 other birds away. 



other bits away in convenient nooks for a 

 snack between meals. 



"The Downies will never come to my 

 hand, but will take food from the ground 

 so near my feet that I have to be on the 

 lookout for fear of stepping on them. The 

 Chickadees are the friendliest. When the 

 photographer and the motion-picture 

 operator came with me to place my bird 

 friends on record, the Nuthatches and 

 Downies left hurriedly and no amount of 

 coaxing would bring them near. The 

 Chickadees paid absolutely no attention 

 to the men. Their attitude seemed to be. 



