. Wild birds and their haunts (a book for students and sportsmen) . p, and fills all the dykes ; whenthe ebb takes place the gates close again. Four, five, toeight feet in depth these runs and dykes are ; only a marsh-man can go safely over these places. Nothing is to be seen yet but a few hooded crows onthe prowl. It is no use to think of shooting the saltingsjust now, so we turn into the marsh to look about for abit; and the Curlews (Numenius arquata) screaming willlet us know when the tide has turned. What a long dreary space it is, covered with glitteringsnow ! But the cold is fearful, and
. Wild birds and their haunts (a book for students and sportsmen) . p, and fills all the dykes ; whenthe ebb takes place the gates close again. Four, five, toeight feet in depth these runs and dykes are ; only a marsh-man can go safely over these places. Nothing is to be seen yet but a few hooded crows onthe prowl. It is no use to think of shooting the saltingsjust now, so we turn into the marsh to look about for abit; and the Curlews (Numenius arquata) screaming willlet us know when the tide has turned. What a long dreary space it is, covered with glitteringsnow ! But the cold is fearful, and a bird will not leaveshelter if he can possibly help it; so we tramp on in thehope of a chance shot. Here and there we come upon thefootprints of a heron, for the snow is soft round the mar-gins of the springs. The other birds do not like him, forhe is always hungry, and his stomach is very accom-modating. Near some pollard willows some starved-out fieldfaresare bunched up. They utter a feeble chuck at times ;their feathers are puffed out, making them look twice. CRIPPLE STOPPING. S3S*S4:*^ •
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