The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-26

= + there is anything more sure
iRl than that the true lover of the
iii wild birds viii help TO save
I'LL them from death by starva-
lGI ton by feeding them during
~ the winter. it is that those
IA1 who, for any reason. feed the
VIZ wild birds at this season. will
r., become true lovers of them.
nat birds are not naturally afraid of
men is proved by the behavior of the
ieathered Inhabitants of regions sell
uorn visited by men. The pengainss of
the Antartic Will allow men to walk up
ana knock them on the head with
ciuoS; they will learn better if they are
not exterminated before their educa-
ZION IS complete. The birds of Lay
san allow visitors to walk among them
and even to pick them up sometimes;
may their confidence never be shaken.
Our own birds as the result of bitter
experience, usually give us a wide
berth; out seemingly they are not mar.
roW-minded about il, and they are
ready to have faith in US again when
ever circumstances warrant it. Wher-
ever birds are well treated and careful
~ protected their confidence in man
returns. and the day BIAS come, / think
when such cOnfl1S1ce is appreciated.
Thus. when a man shows enough in
tereSt In birds to feed them and by
feeding them, gains their confidence,
ms interest naturally increases, and he
becaumes staunch friend and lover of
ms little guests. 1t is a bad man in
deed whose heart cannot respond TO the
firm but delicate grasp Of a chickadee's
loot when he alightS upon a finger and
looks one square in the eve; if I had
to meet such a man on a lonely road at
night. / certainly should not go I'M
armed Fortunately such men are few.
The average man likes to be trusted
whether it be by a fellow man or by a
bird, and in many cases at least con
fidence beGets desire to be worthy of
confidence
And how this bird-feeding movement
mas grown within "A year, Not ONLY are
thousands OF individuals scattering
grain and bread crumbs in their door
YARDS and tying suet to the limbs of
their shade trees, but school children
al over the country have organized
themselves into relief parties To fee,I
the wilder birds i'm the woods e,d
Ilelds. Clubs have been started for the
express purpose of feeding the birds
ana the Orange-Judd company is try-
ing TO organize through it's several
~ ea atlohs a national society having
the same object in view. This is a
splendid effort, and should receive sun
port from bird lovers the country over
IN Canton, Mass. and i'm certain other
plSces the cause has been helped by the
otterlng of prizes to the school rb;i6r.,,
VINO at the end OF the winter can 1,-,ite
the pest essays on bird feeding i'm win
Ter based on personal experience. There
- Just one thing to be borne i'm mind
IN the ehcoura cement of this work nv
chlIdren. and that is that very vounc-
ana delicate children should not he ar
lowed TO take part in that branch of
the work which requires their presence
III the woods and fields during VERY Sc
we're weather. They can help. too, but
IN other ways. They can fead tn hi,.1,
near their own homes. and they can
correct food and money to buy food to
De distributed by their Older and
stronger companions While II has
1 peel my experience that the little fei-
tJTS nave Just as much grit as their
SiueTS tney are much more labIa 70
take cold and tumble out of trees
Al my new home in New Hampsbira
the plrds have been fed this winter as
usual and L find that they are not less
tame than those of Massa cbusetts a..
connecticut; in fact the blue fave 10
the tamest I have ever seer. Vbile
on ole4 IN nave not as yet actually aIighted
~ ~ Cui hdhdS' believe that. with a lit
re patience, they could be induced 10
40 SO, AS 1t is they come TO the win
uo" siiis and take little notice of orr