Familiar Studies of Wild Birds 



was always back within two or three minutes 

 with a white grub or worm, which he sometimes 

 thrust into all five gaping mouths, until he 

 found a recipient hungry enough to swallow it 

 immediately. 



I always attempted to change films while 

 the birds were away, but being still distrustful 

 of me they would often hurry back prema- 

 turely. If they found me quietly seated, after 

 circling around, they would leave; but if they 

 caught me in the act a disturbance ensued. 

 Neighboring birds joined in and all voiced 

 loudly their fears of an impending calamity. 



After young Brewers leave the nest, they 

 follow the adults around for weeks. It is a 

 curious sight to watch these overgrown young- 

 sters begging as they trail at an awkward gait 

 after their parents, which striding proudly on, 

 reward the young occasionally with a worm 

 or an insect. 



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