Bird Notes, Part 1, v658
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Thrasher Films 1933. Reel 1. 50 ft. less cut-out. May 27-28, pp.171-175 Begins with Greenie coming to me in the glade, but afraid of the camera. Changes to Brownie doing the same, although the she finally gets worm from me. Worms are taken to nestlings. Reel 2 50 ft. less cut-out. May 28, pp.171-175. Scene 1. Opens with a thrasher on the oval lawn. Short. [illegible] " 2. Brownie in the glade, much afraid of camera, but gets a few worms from me for nestlings. Her timidity well illustra- ted. Reel 3. 100 ft. May 30, pp. 180-81; 3lst.p. 183. June 1,p185&88. Brownie has been seasoned to the camera by running it empty and this film shows the effect. Scene 1. Begins with Brownie jumping up to my knee--fine back ground of sage, etc. One of the best pictorially. Scene 2. Long film showing Brownie loading up with worms for the young. Scene 3. Bath dish included to see if she will bathe (Doesn't " 4 Weighing scene, Brownie on scales. " 5 Switches to oval lawn, gets worms from Julio, but repeatedly comes to me despite my having the camera. Scene 6. Close-up of Brownie taking worms from my hand on arm of chair. Good. Loads up with worms for young 200 feet away. Drops one and peers down at it. Eats one herself. Looks at me. Scene 7. Attempted close-up bath scene that doesn't work. Fragments of both thrashers seen. I hold worms on opposite side of dish from Brownie and she walks through the water to get them. Reel 4. 50 ft. June 7, pp.199-200. Scene 1. Opens with self in chair, Brownie on hand taking worms from box. Scene 2. Bathing dish in picture. Greenie taking worms from ground. Note drooping wings, unlike Brownie. He finally takes worms from hand, then jumps up on it, taking worms to the nest. About 1/2 Greenie and 1/2 Brownie. Illustrates difference in tameness and wing carriage. Reel 5. 50 ft. June 7, pp 200-201 Scene 1. Opens with me in chair, bathing dish handy but not used. Brownie with fine back-ground of fern and sage. Digs by dish and throws leaves into it. Scene 2. Shifts to feeding cove in glade. Brownie preening by dish. I to right offstage.