feeding-machines

Updated: May 16, 2025

That, however, is young birds all over; they expect their parents to be mere feeding-machines, guaranteed to produce so many meals to the hour, and hang the difficulties and the risks. There was no sign of Blackie's wife. Presumably she was working just as hard on her own "beat" as he had been on his their hunting-grounds were separate, though they joined and would soon be back.

F. St. Mars - The Way of the Wild