Bird Stories From Burroughs; Sketches of Bird Life Taken From the Works of John Burroughs ..
The book Bird Stories From Burroughs; Sketches of Bird Life Taken From the Works of John Burroughs .. was written by author Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 Here you can read free online of Bird Stories From Burroughs; Sketches of Bird Life Taken From the Works of John Burroughs .. book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Bird Stories From Burroughs; Sketches of Bird Life Taken From the Works of John Burroughs .. a good or bad book?
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There is no nest-builder that suffers more from crows and squirrels and other enemies than the wood thrush. It builds as openly and un- suspiciously as if it thought all the world as hon- est as itself. Its favorite place is the fork of a sapling, eight or ten feet from the ground, where it falls an easy prey to every nest-robber that comes prowling through the woods and groves. It is not a bird that skulks and hides, like the catbird, the brown thrasher, the chat, or the che- wink, and its nes...t is not concealed with the same art as theirs. Our thrushes are all frank, open- 88 BIRD STORIES FROM BURROUGHS mannered birds ; but the veery and the hermit build on the ground, where they may at least es- cape the crows, owls, and jays, and stand a good chance of being overlooked by the red squirrel and weasel also ; while the robin seeks the pro- tection of dwellings and outbuildings. For years I have not known the nest of a wood thrush to succeed. During the season referred to I ob- served but two, both apparently a second attempt, as the season was well advanced, and both fail- ures.
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