. Woodland, field and shore : wild nature depicted with pen and camera . ld-glass at hand, to wait patiently for any movementwhich might take place in the vicinity. Once ortwice a hare roused false hopes as it slowly passedalong on the stones On a cold spring day we were lying behind asmall clump of sea-holly waiting, and in hope thata Norfolk Plover might in time make its were sure that a nest of this species was notfar away, as our guide, Mr. Austen, had seen abird near to the spot. The place where we expectedto see the bird was about one hundred yards onone side. We waited a
. Woodland, field and shore : wild nature depicted with pen and camera . ld-glass at hand, to wait patiently for any movementwhich might take place in the vicinity. Once ortwice a hare roused false hopes as it slowly passedalong on the stones On a cold spring day we were lying behind asmall clump of sea-holly waiting, and in hope thata Norfolk Plover might in time make its were sure that a nest of this species was notfar away, as our guide, Mr. Austen, had seen abird near to the spot. The place where we expectedto see the bird was about one hundred yards onone side. We waited a long time, however, anddid not see it, but on our rising and standingabove the bush a Norfolk Plover was seen to leaveits nest, and then, with head bent low, to runswiftly away. Not noticing the bird or its actions,we watched the place which it had left, and walkingforward, were at last rewarded by finding the nestshown in my illustration. When we were lookingat the two handsomely marked eggs the Ploverherself was seen far off running along a ridge of If^^l ->zs:C-.
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