Identifier: camerastudiesofw1911reed (find matches)
Title: Camera studies of wild birds in their homes
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Reed, Chester A, (Chester Albert. 1876-1912
Subjects: Birds Photography
Publisher: Boston : W.B. Clarke Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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all growth of pines. This w^as nothingunusual for Chipioing Sparrow^s were plentiful about theplace, but this bird had a green worm in its beak; conse-quently she was kept under observation until she disappear-ed in the top of a little pine. The voices of little birdscould be heard in the same spot, but so well was tlie nestconcealed that several circuits of the tree failed to reveal it. Carefully parting the boughs at the top, we opened toview the pretty scene of the mother Chippy, standing on theedge of a nest, admiring her family of four. She seemed toshow neither anger nor fear at the interruption but viewedus with as much interest as we did her. It was a strangefact that this pair of birds, nesting more than half a milefrom the nearest habitation, showed less fear than a pairthat dwelt in a public park where people were constantlypassing within three feet of them. It was a very bright looking lot of little ones, reared inthis cozy and secure home, where the sunlight filtered down
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Fig. 137. A CHIPPY PORTRAIT. Perfectly fearless, he stood between Ms little ones and thecamera although the latter icas but three feet away. l&l

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