PATIENCE REWARDED
FEEDING A BLACKBIRD
How the confidence of wild birds may be gained by patience and perseverance is illustrated by the experience of a Wellington resident. In a garden in Northland a pair of blackbirds have been nesting for the last two or three seasons. The nest is about seven feet from the ground, in a shrub alongside the garden path, in full view of anyone passing. The owner of the property has gradually gained the confidence of the mother bird, until now it will take food from his hand and feed its young. After rearing one brood of four, the birds returned to the same nest and the second brood of four is almost ready to "leave home." A day or two ago, in the early morning, the mother bird actually left the nest, hopped on to a perch which had been placed across the front of the shrub, took the food offered, and returned to feed her young. This she did several times within a few minutes. The male bird, however, is rather timid, and flies away when anyone approaches the nest.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1940, Page 9
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185PATIENCE REWARDED Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1940, Page 9
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