mud-builders

Updated: May 25, 2025

Had not the genial parson observed that this is the practice of all birds during nest-building that they work in the early morning hours and feed and amuse themselves the rest of the day? In the case of the mud-builders, this interim of course gives the mud a chance to harden, but are we justified in crediting them with this forethought?

John Burroughs - Ways of Nature