. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. 68 THE BIRDS OF lONA AND MULL. which they could not approach easily, as there is usually a heavy surf breaking upon them. I have frequently watched them at night, to see if they would come into any of the creeks, but they never did; on the contrary, after dusk they would often leave the bay; the whole of them would fly off simultaneously in the direction of the mainland - - -^ â â;â - . - ._::-n7r^-=. ^ -^- â- ^^^^^ ~^^-i^^^^^^^ "" ^S"***^^^^5 -' â ->^â-r^:5B&i.^= =:» ScV5^^. '^ ^'' of Mull, as if they were bound for some
. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. 68 THE BIRDS OF lONA AND MULL. which they could not approach easily, as there is usually a heavy surf breaking upon them. I have frequently watched them at night, to see if they would come into any of the creeks, but they never did; on the contrary, after dusk they would often leave the bay; the whole of them would fly off simultaneously in the direction of the mainland - - -^ â â;â - . - ._::-n7r^-=. ^ -^- â- ^^^^^ ~^^-i^^^^^^^ "" ^S"***^^^^5 -' â ->^â-r^:5B&i.^= =:» ScV5^^. '^ ^'' of Mull, as if they were bound for some well-known feeding ground. ' I have often seen them actively feeding in the day-time, though more generally they are floating about at rest or divertiag themselves. They are of a very lively and restless disposition, continually rising on the wing, flying round and round in circles, chasing one another, squattering along the surface, half-flying, half-swimming, accompanying all these gambols with their curious cries. When the storms are at their loudest, and the waves running mountains high, then their glee seems to reach its highest pitch, and they appear thoroughly. 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 Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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