. Birds of the loch and mountain [microform]. Bird watching; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. BIRDS OF LOCH AND MOrXTAIX N;, lunvever, were as nine o'clock and fruitlessK' graph, and at came upon a ones, although The young photographed on July 5th. as lat*- in the evening. I had searched long for some young Curlews to photo- length, in an upper Donside glen. Curlew which evidently had young I failed at first to discover them, birds were in a grass field bordering. YOUNG CURLEW. the road, and as long as the intruder kept walkuig or cycling along the ro^d. the mother bird took no notice of him; so I cyc


. Birds of the loch and mountain [microform]. Bird watching; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. BIRDS OF LOCH AND MOrXTAIX N;, lunvever, were as nine o'clock and fruitlessK' graph, and at came upon a ones, although The young photographed on July 5th. as lat*- in the evening. I had searched long for some young Curlews to photo- length, in an upper Donside glen. Curlew which evidently had young I failed at first to discover them, birds were in a grass field bordering. YOUNG CURLEW. the road, and as long as the intruder kept walkuig or cycling along the ro^d. the mother bird took no notice of him; so I cycled past as if I did not know there was such a thing as a ( urlew. a 1 the while keeping the tail o^ my eye on the bird an<l her voung. When I had reached the point nearest to them I suddenlv dismounted and immediateh" the Curlew rose with a wild cry, and all the xoung ones crouched flat in the grass. But I liad carc- fullv marked the exact spot, and had no dithcultv in findfng the downv chicks. Meanwhile the ( urlew i\ i 1 ! i. 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 Gordon, Seton, 1886-1977. London ; Toronto : Cassell


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