The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-04

Country young iolks do not destroy
irds' nests but the boys Of the city and
small towns are rowing vandals after eggs
and have no thought Of the damage or
the cruelty Of their acts. Some OF these
BOYS collect the eggs a. fad but many
of them wantonly tear up the nests,
break the eggs and kill the old birds Il
they possibly can. / met a squad OF
seven Atlanta boys yesterday and they
had among them eleven nests, some still
clinging to the twig with eggs IN them,
while come were just the bare nests, but
representing the labor of many days OF
the mother birds. Boys not so hardened
as to break eggs will think nothing OF
appropriating an empty nest, not quite
finished, perhaps, without a thought Of
the labor it cost the mother bird nor Of
how bad she might feel when she returns
to find her nest gone and her work all
lost 1t is a part Of motherhood. either
birds human. TO joyfully anticipate
the coming of their young, and mother
! bird or mother human prepare for this
coming with n heart so full OF love and
consideration that it Is cruel and a sin
to destroy their work blast the charm
Of mother hope. II is a very sweet period
of the human mother to work upon and
pack away the long flannel skirts the
little shirts, the pretty dresses and little
think it is a sweet period in the life Of
the mother bird when she begins her nest
and industriously carries it through with
such consideration to the comforts Of the
young birds that only a mothers heart
/ could understand.
One of these nests proved to be
! hooking bird and there were two eggs
/ in it and the boys had the mother bird
which they had killed in the hunt 7 am
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/ the male hooking bird but all the way
! home I could but help utemplating tins
! feelings of this bird WHOM he found that
! his mate and the nest We're gone TAei
these birds have affections is wen
known for the male bird never sings
again and never takes another mae
while the mother bird viii so grievo over
the loss Of her young that sho VIII Dr. ,1
them if they are Gagged and put whore Size
can get to them. Outside OF all feeling
that IS due these birds for the loss ts7t
they sustain. it is sItprevialy polite t
these eggs nnd nests Should not he la
stroyed. If the destruction Of birle
not stopped This government viii soon
have to support an expensive department.
10 keep down the ravages Of Insects II
IS already not beneath thu dignity o!
some Of our ablest mer and greatest se-
dents to give their talents to the ~e:ir
Of destroying insects that birds vold
destroy II we only mad the birds
Snakes destroy birds and eggs zoo
mention this because I think DO ha
would like to 10 such things as gra4s
is given to doing and for tho other r.q
son that I desire 10 relate what time
Brow had this morning with q smoke
a tree 1t is not every snake That -r
climb tree but all Of the boac1ret-i.
tor species can and among these are
some veev large and vicious looking
black snakes The truth Is there IL rot
a bit of harm from n0ieoD Of amy .-.1a
that ran climb q tree. but Brown uet
naturanv hates all snakes ana r tsav
don't get out OF his wav he wifi sef hit
Of theirs But this time tho snake vac
ND 4 tree robbine bird, neet when
Brown decided to climb the saroa t-as 81,
discover the size Of a hollow -,fla-s 10 II
had located q swarm or hoes 7gt- i
Brown went nm the .sna}ro yva-,a- f., i
come down and IF was eoT,fnq -o. t--
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