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Title
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Thomas County, July 3-11, July 27-30, 1911
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Date
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July 3-11, July 27-30, 1911
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Narratives
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Identifier
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321301-1911-0147.jpg
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Transcription
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18 … … and devouring the young or eggs, doubtless in many cases capturing even mature birds. The behavior of this particular snake, when going out upon the branch where the nest was located, was not at all indicative of purposive action; it even tried to take another route, which proved impracticable. Not until it actually touched the nest did it know of its proximity, and there is every reason to believe that its discovery was entirely by chance, and that every nest found by snakes is so. I tried on July 9th to take several photographs of the vireos feeding the young, but in my anxiety to guard against a blurred image on account of movement, I went to the other extreme, and all my plates were underexposed. One barely passable photograph is shown. I had supposed the nestlings to be younger than they proved. I settled down by the nest, about six feet away, and was accorded scant attention by the parent birds, though they had indignantly drummed me out of camp after the snake incident. I remained there for more than an hour. Both birds were feeding the young. The food brought consisted of numbers of larvae, green and brown and of assorted sizes; katydids, small beetles, and a large horse-fly. If the young bird had trouble in swallowing the food the parent bird assisted, poking away vigorously until the mouthful was well on the way down. On one occasion a large insect was given to one of the young, which did not lay hold with relish, so the insect was taken away and given to another youngster. While I was watching, one of the young birds laboriously extricated itself from the nest, perched on the edge,
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Rights
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