THE HOUSE THAT FELL 
He at first came to the tree alone, looked 
it over and tapped it vigorously, then flew 
away. In an hour he was there again, this 
time with his 
mate. She evi- 
dently approved 
his choice of 
location, for she 
sat contentedly 
above him while 
he struck out 
the circle for the 
doorway. After 
that both worked 
at the excava- 
tions alternately 
for intervals of 
about twenty minutes each. Most of this 
was done early in the morning before the 
folks in the house were supposed to be 
astir ; for although neither a shy nor timid 
bird, the red-head resents any notice of 
his domestic affairs. Whenever any one 
appeared on the veranda he would stop 
Young red-headed woodpecker leaving nest 
