Identifier: bookofbirdscommo00hens (find matches)
Title: The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 National Geographic Society (U.S.) Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859-1942
Subjects: Birds -- United States
Publisher: Washington, D.C., National geographic society

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Photograph by Louise Birt Baynes A SANDWICH FOR TWO Having accepted the invitation, the bird settles down to enjoy his meal. The fact thathe must share a sandwich with his host does not disturb him, for, like all birds, he is quickto recognize and trust a human friend (see picture, page i/i). Almost any shallow receptacle will dowhen placed in some quiet spot not toofar from protecting shrubbery, but outof reach of skulking cats. Where thecats have not all been eliminated, it issometimes safer to place the bath on apedestal. A pool with foundation of concretesunken in the ground, partially filled withearth and stones and planted with cat-tails, Japanese iris, or other moisture- loving plants, or perhaps with water-lilies and inhabited by a few goldfish,can be made a very interesting featureof any garden, to say nothing of its at-tractiveness to birds. It is essential, how-ever, that the slope of the sides shouldbe gradual and the water at the edgesshallow (see page 174). If one has a

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