. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. 240 about that old hemlock than one would believe existed within miles of the place. I counted over seventy, one day, immediately about a tree in which one of them had found row-ways ^movil; and I think there must have been as many more flying about the outskirts that I could not count. At such times one can approach very near, with a little care; for whenever an owl is dis- covered the crows forget to post their usual sentinels. Creeping through the underbrush you find yourself suddenly in the midst of a tremendous e
. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. 240 about that old hemlock than one would believe existed within miles of the place. I counted over seventy, one day, immediately about a tree in which one of them had found row-ways ^movil; and I think there must have been as many more flying about the outskirts that I could not count. At such times one can approach very near, with a little care; for whenever an owl is dis- covered the crows forget to post their usual sentinels. Creeping through the underbrush you find yourself suddenly in the midst of a tremendous excitement. The crows nearest the owl sit about in the trees cawing all at once; not a crov is silent. Those on the outskirts are flying rapidly about and mak- ing, if possible, more noise than the inner ring. The owl meanwhile sits blinking and staring, out of sight in the green top. Every moment two or three crows leave the ring to fly up close and peep in at him, and then go screaming back again to their perches, where they hop about, cawing, nodding their heads, striking the branches, and acting for all the world like excited stump 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 Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1866 or 7-1952. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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