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The Canadian Field-Naturalist, Vol. 34

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The Canadian Field-Naturalist, Vol. 34

January, 1920 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Canadian Field-Naturalist, Vol. 34: January, 1920 We have, in St. Lambert, a flock of bronzed grackles that nest in the neighborhood and often visit the garden. I have come to the conclusion that the grackle does considerable damage in gardens, al though I have never had the heart to disturb them. For instance, my corn suffered. A year ago I planted it in shallow drills and the black'birds promptly ate it. This year I planted it so deeply that it rotted in the wet soil. Later, they turned their attention to the peas and ripped open some of the pods. However, I am repaid to some extent by their increasing tameness. They are not greatly ad dicted to bathing - they merely splas'h noisily through the water in their course over the lawn. Once my sister called attention to a new bird in the bath. It was merely another grackle, -a high plumage male, with an exceptional sheen of bronze and bluish-green on its head and back, in great contrast to some sober colored females nearby. One of the first signs of a bird movement is the appearance of an occasional downy woodpecker in the garden. I have never seen this bird enter the bath, but have seen individuals clinging to a spruce tree near it and evidently thoroughly enjoying a shower from the garden hose. When in a hurry to discover what birds are in the garden I sometimes arrange the hose so that a fine spray falls over the bath and spruce tree. This quickly attracts most birds and it is much enjoyed by otherwise diffident bathers. I have frequently watched that model of industry, the downy woodpecker, as it examined the spruce tree for larvae, suddenly stop as it reached the arc of the spray, fluff out its feathers and settle down for a bath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date NZ
August 27th, 2018
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
184 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
264
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x14
ISBN-13
9781334722738
Product ID
26568604

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