. Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland . ^ spray contrib-utes a weird touch to the scene as the lonefisherman hovers for an instant, then with20 305 3o6 A Plea for Protection a spiral sweep makes a plunge, disappearsfor a second, comes up with his finny prey,and takes his rapid flight to some old limb,where he consumes the fish at leisure. I havenever heard a word against this striking bird,. A Delightful Place except on one occasion when a friend, whois the proud owner of a lily pond, complainedabout one of them making visits to poach onhis goldfish. The legislation permitting theirsl
. Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland . ^ spray contrib-utes a weird touch to the scene as the lonefisherman hovers for an instant, then with20 305 3o6 A Plea for Protection a spiral sweep makes a plunge, disappearsfor a second, comes up with his finny prey,and takes his rapid flight to some old limb,where he consumes the fish at leisure. I havenever heard a word against this striking bird,. A Delightful Place except on one occasion when a friend, whois the proud owner of a lily pond, complainedabout one of them making visits to poach onhis goldfish. The legislation permitting theirslaughter was passed, I presume, in thesole interest of the fisherman. Surely thisstately bird should not be exterminated;its chief diet is minnows and small fry,fish rejected by the angler except for use A Plea for Protection 307 as bait. To my mind the species is at presentin serious danger of becoming extinct andshould be protected. I was quite anxious to get a few pictures
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