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Identifier: babybirdsathomebb00kear (find matches)
Title: Baby birds at home
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928
Subjects: Birds -- Behavior Birds -- Juvenile literature
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Cassell and company, ltd.
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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s. It is generally placed in thefork of a tree, or on some strong branch inorchards, woods, parks and plantations. The eggs number four or five, of agreyish green colour marked with blotchesand spots of a reddish brown tint. The young ones are gifted with wonderfulappetites, and gulp down every worm andgrub brought by their parents. When thetime comes for them to fledge they growvery uneasy, shifting about and standing onthe edge of the nest, fluttering their littlewings or cleaning and dressing the quillswith their beaks. Missel Thrushes are very courageous birds,and will chase a carrion crow, or rook, awayfrom the neighbourhood of their chicks. Onehas been known to die in defending her youngones against the attack of a weasel. The harsh alarm cry of this species soundsvery much like the noise made by a childswooden rattle. Young Missel Thrushes are very fond ofbathing during hot weather, when wholefamilies may be seen splashing about in someshallow pond or on the margin of a stream.
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The Redwing THIS bird is very like the common songthrush in size and general appear-ance. It is, therefore, difficult to distinguishit from that bird at any little distance. Ifyou are close enough, however, or can lookat it through a good field-glass, you will seethat the Redwing has a light line over theeye, and that its sides are of a reddishorange colour. Great numbers of Redwings spend thewinter in our pastures and meadows, feedingupon worms, snails and grubs. They donot stay to breed with us, however, butretire in the spring to northern Europe,where they rear their young. When they come back again in theautumn, they can often be heard calling toeach other at night time, whilst flying overtowns and cities. Although Redwings may be found inJune breeding close to large snowdrifts on 31 32 Baby Birds at Home the mountains of Norway, they are by nomeans hardy birds. In fact, they are ratherdelicate, and amongst the first of ourfeathered friends to creep into holes anddie during long p

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