An Unequal Duel In a garden that consists chiefly of
trees is an old hollow plum which was occupied till recently by grey squirrels. There is a big at about six feet up, and a small hole connected with the same ho much higher up. The squirrels brought up.a family there, and one other was frequently seen looking out of the big lower window. This a pair of starlings desired to nest in the same place and after a not ; prolonged battle they descended from the upper hole and drove squirrels out. They have now begun to nest. One would have rho this aggressive mammal, which frequently devours young birds, wo have been the stronger " struggle-for-lifer." I suppose it is the pau of nesting sites that induces the starling to drop its eggs promiscuo. anywhere. I found one a fortnight ago on the potato patch. How often one finds such wasted eggs, but the starling is one of the offenders. A hen's egg that I recently found on a golf green wa: wasted.
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