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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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ffee-pots,biscuit boxes, water cans, and even thehusks of coco-nuts are sometimes chosen.The rusty water-can shown in our colourphotograph was lying on its side someyards away from a newly-trimmed hedge,and one day a cow walking along knockedit over by accident with her foot, and allthe baby birds rolled out on the grass, butwere instantly replaced by the writer. Many people believe that when youngRobins grow up they kill their parents,but, of course, this is entirely wrong. Thefact is that when young birds are quite ableto take care of themselves, the old ones drivethem forth to find new homes. Children who have seen Redbreastsengaged in fierce encounters will be gladto learn something of the other side oftheir character. In the springtime a cockRobin has been seen engaged in thecharitable work of feeding baby thrushes. Young Robins in their first coat offeathers do not at all resemble theirparents. Instead of having scarlet breaststheir feathers are a mixture of dark andlight brown.
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The Blackbird IN the North of England this very familiarbird is known as the Black Ouzel, andin Scotland as the Merle. The most careless boy or girl must havenoticed how widely the hen differs in ap-pearance from the cock. Instead of beingdeep black all over, she is dark rusty brown,mottled on the throat and breast with lightertints of the same colour. Neither is her billyellow all over like that of her mate. We often see or hear about a pied Black-bird. In some cases the bird will have whitemarks on different parts of its body, and inothers it will be white all over, with blackspots and patches here and there. Male Blackbirds sing generally during themorning and evening. A warm spring showerwill, however, induce them to pour forthsweet music during any hour of the day. Some people say they cannot distinguishthe notes of this bird from those of the song- 83 84 Baby Birds at Home thrush. Those of the former are rich, flute-like melodious strains delivered in an easy,slow manner, whilst

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