. Birds of the loch and mountain [microform]. Bird watching; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. 74 lilRDS or IA)( H AM) MOL'XTAIN aiiv wurnini; to the sitting' lu'n, she rises and lliitttTs iiUnv^ in front, so as to try to decoy you from tlu' vicinity of her cj^'gs. riu' (ioldcn Plover seem to be mucli more shy when thev nest on hills which serve as sheep pas- , «^*. YOUNG GOLDEN PLOVER CROUCHING TOGETHER FOR WARMTH. tures, as wliere there are sheep, shepherds are con- tinnally walking; to and fro on the hills and must fiive the nestin^^ birds i^^eat anxiety. When, however, they nest on desolate hillsid
. Birds of the loch and mountain [microform]. Bird watching; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. 74 lilRDS or IA)( H AM) MOL'XTAIN aiiv wurnini; to the sitting' lu'n, she rises and lliitttTs iiUnv^ in front, so as to try to decoy you from tlu' vicinity of her cj^'gs. riu' (ioldcn Plover seem to be mucli more shy when thev nest on hills which serve as sheep pas- , «^*. YOUNG GOLDEN PLOVER CROUCHING TOGETHER FOR WARMTH. tures, as wliere there are sheep, shepherds are con- tinnally walking; to and fro on the hills and must fiive the nestin^^ birds i^^eat anxiety. When, however, they nest on desolate hillsides they are much more conhding ; but the responsibility rests almost entirely with the cock bird, and if he is absent from the nest, the hen will sit until you are almost upon 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
Size: 2953px × 846px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectbir, booksubjectbirds
