. Bird watching . CHAPTER VII Watching Shags and Guillemots I HAVE referred once or twice before to the cor-morant (including under this title the shag), and onceto the guillemot. In this chapter I shall treat ofboth these birds a little more at large, for in thefirst place they are salient amongst sea fowl, givinga distinctive character to the wild places that theyhaunt, and secondly, I have watched them closely andpatiently. Both are interesting, and the cormorantespecially has a winning and amiable character, whichI shall the more enjoy bringing before the publicbecause I think that up to t
. Bird watching . CHAPTER VII Watching Shags and Guillemots I HAVE referred once or twice before to the cor-morant (including under this title the shag), and onceto the guillemot. In this chapter I shall treat ofboth these birds a little more at large, for in thefirst place they are salient amongst sea fowl, givinga distinctive character to the wild places that theyhaunt, and secondly, I have watched them closely andpatiently. Both are interesting, and the cormorantespecially has a winning and amiable character, whichI shall the more enjoy bringing before the publicbecause I think that up to the present scant justicehas been done to it. Something, perhaps, of the wildand fierce attaches to the popular idea of this bird,due, no doubt, both to its appearance, which has init something dark and evil-looking, and to the stern,wild scenery of rock and sea with which this is inconsonance, and by which it is emphasised. Perhapsthe mere name even, which has by no means a harm-less sound, has something to do wit
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