. British birds. Birds. 102 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. vii. the drake continued to call until she came nearer and eventually settled down upon the nest nearest the tent. The drake then went back to the water. The keeper who was observing the birds through his glasses at some distance, said that the drake arrived on the island accompanied by two ducks—the second presumably being the owner of the nest of unincubated. EIDER DUCK COVEEING HER EGGS. {Copyright hy Maud D. Haviland.) eggs—and that all three birds walked round the tent together. On another occasion I saw a drake Eider standing beside a nest
. British birds. Birds. 102 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. vii. the drake continued to call until she came nearer and eventually settled down upon the nest nearest the tent. The drake then went back to the water. The keeper who was observing the birds through his glasses at some distance, said that the drake arrived on the island accompanied by two ducks—the second presumably being the owner of the nest of unincubated. EIDER DUCK COVEEING HER EGGS. {Copyright hy Maud D. Haviland.) eggs—and that all three birds walked round the tent together. On another occasion I saw a drake Eider standing beside a nest on which the duck was incubating, from which it would appear that the male bird took some interest in domestic concerns, at any rate in the earlier stages ; but for the most part, although he loitered in the vicinity of the island with his male companions, he was not to be seen actually on the nest. Once or twice, while bird-nesting on the extensive moors in the neighbourhood, we found isolated pairs of Eiders. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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