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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



Photo by Isaac E. Hess. 

 Loggerhead Shrike and Nest. 

 (Vs'inner of 3rd Prize in 1905 Competition). 



They came nearly every day last winter and sometimes six times a day to 

 eat meats from my hand. When it was 15 and 20 degrees below zero they 

 were very hungry birds. There were just two that were tame at first and we 

 named them Punch and Judy. The smaller one we called Judy. One day I 

 went out to feed them their meats and while Judy stood on my finger, I 

 smiled and showed my teeth. Judy thought my teeth were butternut meats 

 so flew up and tried to pick them out. Sometimes they would fly on my head 

 and shoulders and take meats from my mouth. One rainy day one of the 

 Chickadees was sitting on the limb of the tree and I went out and smoothed 

 its back, it did not fly away. 



