. Rambles of a Canadian naturalist. Natural history; Natural history. The drawing of winter's curtain always reveals a multitude of silent activities. Nature has not been dead nor yet sleeping, but has been quietly active through the long months of snow. The root leaves of Asters and Goldenrods are green and vigorous. The Evening Primrose has withstood the frost. The Dandelion is green with promise. All the evergreens are awaiting a welcome. But the revelations of animal activity are far more interesting. Ramified burrows of the little Field Mice and Shore Mice are still preserved in the melti
. Rambles of a Canadian naturalist. Natural history; Natural history. The drawing of winter's curtain always reveals a multitude of silent activities. Nature has not been dead nor yet sleeping, but has been quietly active through the long months of snow. The root leaves of Asters and Goldenrods are green and vigorous. The Evening Primrose has withstood the frost. The Dandelion is green with promise. All the evergreens are awaiting a welcome. But the revelations of animal activity are far more interesting. Ramified burrows of the little Field Mice and Shore Mice are still preserved in the melting masses of icy snow lingering in shaded hollows. These little fellows are not really Mice, but they are so diminutive that it seems ridiculous to call them by the aggressive name " ; They are closely related to the Beaver, and during the long winter have made an unusual attempt to imitate the ways of their big, industrious cousin. They have not been content, as usual, with girdling the small trees under the snow. In many places they have cut down shrubs as thick as the 25. 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 Wood, Samuel Thomas, 1860-1917; Holmes, Robert, ill. London [etc. ] J. M. Dent & Sons
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