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TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REMINISCENCES. 99
Surrounded by the lovely Leona And then-the wild doves!
"His
hills overlooking the present me
Honor" was the crack shot of us
tropolis San Antonio; the calling all in wing shooting whilst the
of Mr. and Mrs. "Bob-White;" doves flew high and swiftly over
the cooing of the wild doves in our heads to the near by tanks-the
near forests; the chirping of and that's a fact.
the cicada and cricket in the During breeding time of the
forest before us; an occasional wild dove one can approach the old
chaparral cock running swiftly (love on its nest quite closelyup
the rocky hills with a grass
in fact in some instances so
hopper or a lizzard in its beak; the closely that the (love can nearly be
EGGSUCKER NEST AND EGGS ON BRANCH OP PERSIMMON TREE, NEARLY NORMAL SIZE
sonorous yelping of a "Tama-ra
touched and the phoso view herein
ran" or bull frog close to the was taken at very close range,
tank's edge; and the grazing of a four seconds time exposure.
cattle along the brushy hillsides
In most instances however, esall
this, and an occasional "Prosit, pecially before the eggs mature,
your honor" made us forget the the old breeding dove is still very
strenuous city life, and made lively and flutters from its nest
us feel as happy as the birds when accidentally approached or
in the lovely nature surroundings. otherwise disturbed.
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Menger, Rudolph. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscences, book, 1913; San Antonio, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14396/m1/99/?q=menger/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.