. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . Pelicans seemed to be in smaller numbersthan last year, but they were just as shy and watch-ful as ever. They drew the line at any approachnearer than 300 or 400 yards, even when welay down flat in one of the small dug-out canoes,and were paddled slowly and cautiously towardsthem. It was hopeless to try to get within gun-shot ; and though one day I had several shots withmy rifle, lying down in a wobbly canoe makes rifle-shooting very uncertain work at such a distance, andI never succeeded in hitting one of them, thoughthey had some extremely narrow escapes.
. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . Pelicans seemed to be in smaller numbersthan last year, but they were just as shy and watch-ful as ever. They drew the line at any approachnearer than 300 or 400 yards, even when welay down flat in one of the small dug-out canoes,and were paddled slowly and cautiously towardsthem. It was hopeless to try to get within gun-shot ; and though one day I had several shots withmy rifle, lying down in a wobbly canoe makes rifle-shooting very uncertain work at such a distance, andI never succeeded in hitting one of them, thoughthey had some extremely narrow escapes. We had planned to revisit the nesting colony byboat, intending to sail down the coast with tents,&c, and camp out again on the shores of the the day came, however, such a strong siroccowind was blowing that the attempt by boat hadto be abandoned, and we determined to ride asbefore. As the weather was still (March 13) very cold, we took my tent as well as B -s, so that the men should also have some shelter at LITTLE BITTERN (ARDETTA MINUTA)
Size: 1362px × 1834px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidcu319240, booksubjectbirds
