FOR THE LITTLE ONES

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR THE LITTLE ONES

VISITORS FOR BREAKFAST. PETER PAN'S FEATHERED FRIENDS. IVTy Dear Little Friends, flv awav" t n ° t V! hi : k that the bi . rds like the Some, as you know, others are not travelers bTnatur &nd / pend the co j d months there, but Wk » na ' ure an d so must endure the bitter winds for the b ds n ' al £ Snu up warmly in bed I spare a thought thl oL: i/° r e - y T be col d in their airy nests. Coming in to anc! even a* I a blackbird perched upon a wireless pole, wS pushed him off, and took ■when waifino f • Wlre^es ® Pole is a favourite perch of the birds when waiting for the winter sun to warm them. fo»- ™° rn ings this week we have had the most unusual visitors vtL Z jl? ' , Wearm S' as they do, white shirts and grey coats, they appear not mnlcp nr>*f l U j r that even their splendid grooming docs from the taH f n ? anners - Each morning we puc out any scraps f°7Lh It 5 n- tHe bl l ds , and we have q«itc a number of the little feathered folk cal mg regularly for their meals. Mostly they are sparrows P t Ck at CrUStS £ . J ' Je *>y the friendliest manner, hlnw lr I V ] G ast week or so, possibly the, winds !rK n;\f y ( r n<l ' Whatever the cause, two seagulls have joined t*l gather, "S- They circle the air for a few minutes before °nce on the ground they gobble up crusts as quickly as v an u aV f anS jii i 1 any rds that come close to them. To humans •?i 6 r, end y, however, and will allow one to approach them without the least sign o nervousness. When spoken to they appear quite intelligent and stand w.th head on one side seeming to take in all that one says. • B I UI r} 16 vhhors have an enemy in the shape of a little cocker spaniel. Blackbirds or sparrows may feast to their heart# content without him worrying them, but immediately a seagull puts in an appearance he rushes ® yard and with an angry yap sends it soaring skywards again. nee it 13 only when mistress is there to give the necessary word of restraint that the seagulls may descend at all. I wonder if he 5s jealous of the attention that the gulls get from mistress, or whether he is envious of their snowy plumage, so white /T) and clean and fresh when compared [ f> In * V with his own coaly black coat? What do <0 / you think, little ones?