AUGUST IS BIRD MONTH

Evening Post, Volume 32, Issue 32, 6 August 1931, Page 6

AUGUST IS BIRD MONTH

Ah e\eivouo knows, (ho Npirrow iuni jly biciks up iillci tho buiy brooding season, and you may hoo.hull! a doucii hens keeping compinn, oi hull' a do/On cocks nil muni ou lliur ovmi buslliofts X ottcn boo ilicm wlioic i I) liter's ctnt pulls up by a store; odd bits o£ bi'cinl tall, and not ,i numb or bci.ip ot ciust do tho birds overlook1. But on the cold i\iys paining you will hour many happy "rouuions "under tho oavos, tho same buds como together again if both luippou to luivo nurvivorl the lean d.ivs, mid jou miy hour them -under tho enves us you lio in bod, on a wet morning espounlly, onioyiiig a hili'do/e bcfoio gcttniL' un to nut on the kettle "Noisy httlo devils," aomcono will say, "thov'll bo building soon" No doubt of it; thoy'ro real oldfasluonod iamilj iolk; nono of join sfoilcd only d-uhngq or oven pjgoonpairs, uo, renl b g old faHhionod fnmiltes vvhoio only tho hardest cfln boo it tbiougli Dut jh they twilKr thoio undci ihe cives, jou ciui hoar they are holdinff i conversation; you cm hear questions put jnd. answers given; theie is expiession in <heir icumks* no doubt of it You hetdn— ' Chip-chip-chip?" (H6w about getting out') you heir the cock bird eny, and U he gets no answer, lie jsks with Added emphasis. "Chip-chip'" (How about it?) "Ohinup" (Too wet) "Tchree-tchi tchi-chip ' (Not bo co!d as it was, though ) "Cheep cheep " (Cold enough ) "Isoo chip chimp'" (Did jou have a I bad time*) "Tchieeee" (Neaily a goner) | "Tchup-tchup, chip chip chip." (They've started throwing out bciaps—have you noticed') | "Chm iup dice chec" (I noticed they, didn't put out much befoie) j "Chip chip dioom " (Tuasn'l budmonth theu.) 'T^ipt^Lc" (Winter hc\cl v\as) "Chip chip j dimi i-wee woo" (Tliglo was a good lot out jesleidaj ) Tchoo " (So so ) I 'Tcluoo'" (Potato1) "Tchup'" (All waterj') "Tchweel" (Rice1) - | ' Ichuir1" (Grains all mushjl) "Chip-chip cjiuria-chip'" (Some good i sciaps of toast') "Iclmtl" (Mostly burnt') , ' "Tsoo-chip chip chup " (I ate all the burntest) ( I "Tchun-urr-weel" (You would; < there was most of thatl) ~ ' ' , "Tchree^chip-chip-chip!" (You'ra \a., caution; old lady)

But'it was only the wet weather—haven't we idl experienced the IHte? and presently the birds are out, 1 the &eek little hen fluffing and ruffling her feathers, crouching, coaxing, shivering her 'wings, anticipating her sumuior family. For the winter it is past, And the summer comes at last. And the small birds smg upon theftree —Johannes P Anaeuscn,.