The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
HAP TALKS.

a, the ueuhammer Has to Say to Onr
Bows and Gir's.
eur Happybammers: The members
walked up from their holiday nap
have begun pouring their letters into
Haphammer'G mail bag again. Some
Them are quite interesting and will
enioVcd by the club. Several sug-
ions have been made for another
hest. but we will wait n few weeks
re deciding. In the meantime con-
your ire, talks, for there are so
,y things vet to be learned about the
,sts Of America and other countries.
connection with trees quite number
he Haps could tell us something very
krestng about bird nests. That would
BIZ in two of the clubs favorite sub
s-trees and birds. The fall of the
YES has revealed many nest that
hidden all last spring and summer.
frees, bushes and briar patches at this
q OF the year all contain specimens
the deserted homes of our summer
|itors. Examine n few of these bird
tages and se, what wonderful builders
pre- are among the birds. Matchless
rkmanship is often displayed in the
wen fabric. which is so we'll designed
convenience, warmth and security.
II Haphammcr once heard of Cali
thia oriole that learned to simplify his
iuse building by stitching together n
bad leaf with palm thread, thus max
3 living nest for the young instead
gray silk pocket. The dainty
wren is one of the win
birds seldom seen in this section.
its Northern home a nest was found
bich showed that the wise little archi-
ft had fastened the nest to the bough
making holes in the hnrk aud draw
s threads of darning cotton through the
Yes aud nest.
The Happyhammers should he careful
'out giving the birds access to their
amma's darnng basket, as the follow
tragedy in n tree top was traced TO
is source: \ Northern lady had been
customed to sit on an upper veranla
ershadowcd by a maple, in which n
bin was building. A great maltese
t guarded the work basket, but always
mt away when she did, II thus hap
ned when the basket was left alone
the aerial sitting room, robin commit
innumerable thefts though he may
We considered them only neighborly
rrowings. His nest began to look like
seph's coat Of many colors, though
lex and white threads were most
ticeable.
All went well with the birds in their
riegated mansion until tho young ones
d learned to fy. with the exception
one who was evidently weakling.
ak as she might, the mother bird
lid not prevail on It to follow its
ties. But one day when she was away
search of food it attempted to get out
the nest, and in so doing caught its
u IN loop of Irvine and hung sus-
'ded from the nest. In the midst of
CRIES OF distress the mother returned.
u anxiety was very apparent. She
ally attempted to replace It in the
II by flying under it and raising it on
back. When she found all her eff
Us were in vain she flew off and re-
nen with Mr.. Robin. He only hoped
lily about as If saying. "Nothing can
DONE The mother FASTENED away,
urhlng soon with q worm in her bill,
IL was too late to give nourishment
the little one was dead. The lady
ue several attempts to render assist.
e. but dread of the maltest cat had
ROBIN to place the nest beyond the
On OF human aid.
curious little nest is that of the
rue warbler. 1t is woven chiefly of
sses' but the edge is firmly bound
n roots. Several of the warblers use
Us in this way, binding them on with
VI or hber plants. The humming bird
eureiui to surround it's nest with
'e", the color of the Dough, and to
V"u IL nat like a vegetable growth.
= maae nest in hole in barn
" gate post, where the pin of the
v would have imprisoned it. Lest the
might he used by some one unin-
~ leu about the bird the farmer hid it
- inc young birds had left their pc
lar home.
"e haphammer starts off the talk
'u' olrd nests and will now look for
'''' letters from the members upon
subject. Five specimens of lime rock
y received from Guy Fagen, for which
4As are Returned. Guy wrote q de