Birds and All Nature, Vol. 6, No. 5, December 1899 Illustrated by Color Photography

"Birds and All Nature, Vol. 6, No. 5, December 1899" by Various is a journey into the natural sciences of the late 1800's. It includes narrative stories and essays that focus on bird habitats and their behaviors, and is designed for people interested in nature. The early story, "The Tramps of Birdland" by Elanora Kinsley Marble gets the reader thinking about a bird council that is arguing about cowbirds. The Cowbirds worry everyone because the mothers leave their eggs in other birds nest. This story sets up the volume with discussions of community and nature’s more complex interactions.