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thousand miles southward into the mountains 

 of Colorado. Among the species which thus 

 modify their habits are the red crossbill, the red- 

 poll, the Lapland longspur, and the snowy owl. 



After all, there are points in common between 

 the animal life of the wild and the human life 

 of civilization. Man and the wild animals alike 

 find their chief occupation in getting food or in 

 keeping out of danger. Change plays a large 

 part in the life of each, and abnormal conditions 

 affect them both. Let a great snow come in 

 early winter, and both will have trouble, and 

 both for a time may find the struggle for exist- 

 ence severe. 



The primitive man slaughtered storm-bound 

 animals, but civilized man rescues them. A 

 deep snow offers a good opportunity for more 

 intimate acquaintance with our wild neighbors. 

 And snowy times, too, are good picture-taking 

 periods. In snowy times, if our wild neighbors 

 already respect us, tempting food and encour- 

 aging hunger will place big, shy, and awkward 

 country fellows and nervous birds close to the 

 camera and close to our hearts. 



