With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . tterI had from Finlay McQuien—went to splinters onthe rocks during a gale. ]\Iartins first experience of the birds at was gained near Borrera, and his ownaccount of wliat he saw is worth quoting. Hesays: — We put in under the hollow of an extra-ordinary high rock (Stack in Armin) to the northof this isle (Borrera), which was all covered witlia prodigious number of Solan Geese luitching ontheir eggs; the heavens were darkened by theirflying over oar heads; tlieir excrement
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . tterI had from Finlay McQuien—went to splinters onthe rocks during a gale. ]\Iartins first experience of the birds at was gained near Borrera, and his ownaccount of wliat he saw is worth quoting. Hesays: — We put in under the hollow of an extra-ordinary high rock (Stack in Armin) to the northof this isle (Borrera), which was all covered witlia prodigious number of Solan Geese luitching ontheir eggs; the heavens were darkened by theirflying over oar heads; tlieir excrements were insucli (puuitity tluit tliey gave a tincture to tlie sea,and at tlie same time sullied our lioat and of them confirmed the truth of what has beenfrequently reported of their stealing from one anothergrass wherc^with to make their nests by affordingus the following very agreeable diversion, and itwas thus: One of them, finding his neighboursnest without the fowl, lays hold on the oppor-tunity and steals from it as much grass as he couldconvenieutK carry off, itikiiig liis flight towards. 90 WITH NATURE AND A GAMEPxA. the ocean; from thence lie presently returns as ifhe had made a foreign purchase, but it does notpass for such. For the owner had discovered thefact befor(3 the thief had got out of sight, andtoo nimble for his cunning, waits his return allarmed with fury and engages him desperately ;this bloody battle was fought above our heads, andproved fatal to the thief, who fell dead so near ourIboat that our men took him up and presentlydressed and eat him, which they reckoned as anomen of good success in the voyage. Although we saw plenty of Solan Geese build-ing their nests, we w^ere not treated to anythingin the way of examples of petty larceny andbloody justice which seem to have supplied ourrather sanguinary-minded old friend Martin withwhat he frankly calls a very agreeable diversion. Martin says that he made particular inquiryas to how many 8ola
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