Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-23
ax,No WHO BIRDS.
rcathered Creature. Arc ss Susceptible
to Kindness - Human 1teinga.

rcsthcred Creatures Are rs Susceptible
to Kindness ~ Human neinga.
When young raised many Wild birds.
ami a. the time Is coming for their mating
and busy season for building aud rearing
their young It may give some young folks
pleasure TO explain the method by which
vas perfectly successful.
watched the mes, Of such ~ desired to
got until the young birds were old enough
To feed end not old enough to Ny or get
scared. | then loosanc,l the nest carefully.
| placed Il In a tight cago near tho bar-.
with ledge outside from which Il might
he convenient for tho parent bird 20 feed
them. The cage should b. hung Ia sons
convenient place near whore tho nest had
been located, on u trco or bush, out Of the
reach u cats.
~ first tile old birds arc hhy. and mani.
fesi their disapprobation by rapid darling
around aud scolding In loud voices. yet
never found them 10 desert thrif ons Wing.
but feeding them regularly. would then
bcgin to feed them. too. with little sweet
biscuit. berries. seeds aud worms or some
green stun. The old birds attended them
Tor time. finally leaving them to my care.
There isa current Idea niioat that alter
they find thclr young prisoners the old
birds poison thom. IL "a not -, ~ have
tested Il thoroughly After removing the
| cage to the house, the old birds having
erased their carr. ! fed them Ia the usual
way, paying the same attention 20 clcanll.
| ness and cnufully giving them fruah va.
ter for frequent bathing.
once raised pct yellow bird, n lively
little lcathcrcd creature, about the hlse Of
q canary aud almost similar Va color. The
plutnare Of tho male was oi bright ycl-
| low color. wing, tail and crown black.
The plumagc II tho female was more u a
brow nlsh yellow. They bulld their nests
In bushes of lichcns c.menicd and inter
woven together aud lined inside with some
soft 'ubatAno'. They were very thick
around the house, ~ they generally are
whcr mustard seed. are plenty
learned 10 have confidence In giving
them their liberty by accident. One hAr.
vest dny muthta came out to the field and
cxcitcdly told me that my pct bird had 49,.
capped frou the cage. which had sst Ia the
window Of an upper room. came 70 the
house feeling lad, a. a child would, aud
found my bird pcrchcd IN the topmost
branch " high pcnr the. glceiully enjoy.
| Ing H. freedom. Procuring biscuit from
the house called 10 u, and received IT,
chipping answer a. II turned H. head and
recognized H. once muster
10 my surprihe IL ic'y down. pcrchod
upon my shoulder. fed upon the biscuit.
aud allowed me 10 put 10 la The cage again.
After that gave II liberty Nothing de-
lighted Il No much ~ IN hopout II the cage
on 10 my finger, ly TO my shoulder aud
manifest IT, great delight by STOPPING
ruiiling IT. feathers, spreading IT, wing Ia
| guivoriug pleasure, aud sticking out Tia
little hill 10 he kissed like n pouting child.
had Il In the shop one day, hopping
around, when 10 suddenly fen over as In n
ne, but recovered only TO RELAPSE into
another while ON my shoulder aud died In
my hands. l buried IL lovingly back Of
the barn, with post for a head tone
Natures Realm.