No sooner was she discovered than everything else was forgotten. Wren and Jenny Wren sat in frustration discussing the situation.īlack Shadow the cat watching the birds in the Old Orchard. The rest of the birds just watched and talked amongst themselves as Mr. Sparrow and I are in the Old Orchard to stay!” declared Billy. Wren to get in.Īll the time Billy was darting back and forth in agitation. She knew that as long as she sat there it would be impossible for either Jenny or Mr. My, my, my what a racket you are all making!” If folks leave things for half a year and fly south they can’t expect to find them just as they left them if or when they come back. “It is true that he has a perfect right to that house. “You didn’t make this house and you deserted it when you went south last fall. “It may have been your house once and it is mine now!” said Billy. “Hey -that’s my house, and the sooner you get out of it the better!” yelled Jenny Wren, jerking her tail with every word as she hopped about just out of reach of Billy. The fact that his neighbors disagreed with him today didn’t bother Billy in the least. He never is happier than when he is in the midst of a challenge or a fuss of some kind. House Sparrow (bottom left) and Chipping Sparrow (top right) by Lous Agassiz Fuertesīilly the House Sparrow is also a born challenger. The sides of his throat were white and the back of his neck chestnut. His throat and breast were black, and below that he was of a dirty white. His wings were brown with a white bar on each. His back was more or less of an ashy color with black and chestnut stripes. His new spring suit was very dirty, due to his fondness for taking dust baths. Wren, although he looked half again as big. He was perhaps one fourth larger than Mr. All this noise had brought all the other birds in the Old Orchard to see what was going on.īy ruffling up his feathers and raising his wings slightly as he hopped about, Billy managed to make himself appear much bigger than he really was. Flying at one and then at the other, and almost drowning their voices with his own harsh cries, was Billy himself. Wren, their tails pointing almost straight up to the sky, and chattering as fast as they could make their tongues go.
Hopping and flitting from twig to twig close by were Jenny and Mr. Sparrow sitting in the little round doorway and quite filling it. Jenny’s old home had been in a hole in one of the old apple trees. So Peter hopped to a place where he could get a good view of Jenny Wren’s old home and still not be too far from the safety of the old stone wall. My, my, my, just hear that racket! I think I’ll go over and see what is going on.” “They will have to find a new house this year,” said Peter. Presently he heard them chattering as fast as their tongues could go, and this is very fast indeed. Then without even saying goodbye to Peter, they flew to see it with their own eyes.
In fact, he already has a good size family there.”
“Billy the House Sparrow has been living in it for the last two months. “Oh, well, I can tell you that your old house is already occupied,” replied Peter. Peter Rabbit’s eyes twinkled when Jenny Wren said that she must look her old house over to see if it was fit to live in.
Chapter 10 – Red-winged Blackbird + FlickerĬhapter 15 – Tree Swallow + Chimney SwiftĬhapter 16 – Barn Swallow + Purple MartinĬhapter 18 – Crow + Ovenbird + Redtail HawkĬhapter 19 – Ruffed Grouse + Purple GrackleĬhapter 22 – Bank Swallow + American KestrelĬhapter 28 – Rose-breasted Grosbeak + Scarlet TanagerĬhapter 32 – Eastern Towhee + Indigo BuntingĬhapter 34 – Mourning Dove + Yellow-billed CuckooĬhapter 35 – Loggerhead Shrike + HummingbirdĬhapter 36 – European Starling + Cedar WaxwingĬhapter 39 – White-breasted Nuthatch + Brown CreeperĬhapter 44 – Pine Grosbeak + Common RedpollĬhapter 45 – Northern Goshawk + Great Horned Owl
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