. My life among the wild birds in Spain . J*\ EAGLE ignavus (T. Forster) 3U CHAPTER EAGLE OWL {Bubo ignavus). Retiring habits—Residents of Gibraltar in 1776—First acquaintance in wildstate—Prolonged search for nest—Successful after nineteen years—AnEagle Owls nest—An Owlet—Parental precaution—Favourite nesting-places—An Eagle Owls crag—Disadvantages of climbing alone—Descendto the nest—An Eagle Owls cavern—Manners and customs of young—A lower to a nest—Retriever as an assistant—Photographing Owlets innest—Eagle Owls larders—Hunting at sundown—Kept in confinement—Savage nature—C
. My life among the wild birds in Spain . J*\ EAGLE ignavus (T. Forster) 3U CHAPTER EAGLE OWL {Bubo ignavus). Retiring habits—Residents of Gibraltar in 1776—First acquaintance in wildstate—Prolonged search for nest—Successful after nineteen years—AnEagle Owls nest—An Owlet—Parental precaution—Favourite nesting-places—An Eagle Owls crag—Disadvantages of climbing alone—Descendto the nest—An Eagle Owls cavern—Manners and customs of young—A lower to a nest—Retriever as an assistant—Photographing Owlets innest—Eagle Owls larders—Hunting at sundown—Kept in confinement—Savage nature—Courage—Voracity—Deadly feud with Aberdeen Terrier—Eagle Owls I wig T^*iW- ■••■ • % the bounds of which it sekl T would perhaps be difficult tofind any one of the largerraptorial birds so well-knownto all bird-lovers and yet soseldom seen in the wild state— save indeed by the veryfew who may chance to pene-trate into the remote districtsit frequents—as the Eagle unlike the Vultures, Eaglesand Harriers which inhabit thesame regions and which, owingeither to- their habit of soaringaloft or of beating a tract ofcountry in quest of food, areoften seen, the Eagle Owl de-lights in secluded valleys, beyond Din emerges by day. 3i2 The Eagle Owl But although so parochial in its habits by day, by night it goesfurther afield, as is amply proved by the remains of some of thebirds commonly found in its larder, whose habitat is far removedfrom the districts where Eagle Owls nest. Despite its retiring disposition and marked predilection thustii limit its sphere of action by day to certain well-defined localities,its appearance is familiar
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