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The Bluebird by John Burroughs

10,000 Birds

The farm boy hears thy tender voice, And visions come of crystal days, With sugar-camps in maple ways, And scenes that make his heart rejoice. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Hat-tip to Stella. The mental pictures it makes are better than any movie.

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Bird Surprises

10,000 Birds

Back in the truck, working on our back spasms, we drove a hundred yards south, then turned east, passing a farm house which had feeders out front, and where a flock of Bohemian Waxwings had been reported that same morning. A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders.

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