. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . Heron {Ardca ciitcica) axd rsEsr. 146 Pictures of Bird Life. Heron (Ardca cincrca), Richmond Park Heronry. house, and with the exception of two, which fell from thenest, the brood got off safely. The house has since beenluifortunately let, and the hole carefully boarded up by thenew tenant, because of his children, as he told me ! Inever myself knew of an Owl eating children, but I sup-pose he thought he would be on the safe side. On anotheroccasion I was summoned by a breathless choir-boy oneSunday evening to come at once to t
. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . Heron {Ardca ciitcica) axd rsEsr. 146 Pictures of Bird Life. Heron (Ardca cincrca), Richmond Park Heronry. house, and with the exception of two, which fell from thenest, the brood got off safely. The house has since beenluifortunately let, and the hole carefully boarded up by thenew tenant, because of his children, as he told me ! Inever myself knew of an Owl eating children, but I sup-pose he thought he would be on the safe side. On anotheroccasion I was summoned by a breathless choir-boy oneSunday evening to come at once to the cluu-cli, as someOwls were in the roof. Jhere I found parson, organist,and choir gazing up at a small hole in tlie oak panellingof the chancel roof, at the imminent risk of a crick in theneck. From this hole it appeared that an Owl had appearedduring the service. Eventually it was agreed, on my sug-gestion, that as they had taken sanctuary in tlie cIuutIi Bird Life in a Suburban Parish 147rhere, they should be allowed to remain ()ly, I hope they still abide in safety. Occasionally, when riding home i
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