. British birds. Birds. 310 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. IX, Sheld-duck began to arrive at Holy Island on February 3rd. Courting began on April lOtli, and the first brood of young was batched on June 4tb. Their courtship is noisy. The drakes dash across the water at each other, stretching out their necks and uttering a hoarse " kak, kak, kak," rapidly repeated. Rival Sheld-drakes show no great vindictiveness. These mimic battles raged on. Fitr. 4. toJlAluN TEKN " PLAYINU " ON A WINDY DAY. [Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner.) the mere all day for a week or so. After pairing, the duc
. British birds. Birds. 310 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. IX, Sheld-duck began to arrive at Holy Island on February 3rd. Courting began on April lOtli, and the first brood of young was batched on June 4tb. Their courtship is noisy. The drakes dash across the water at each other, stretching out their necks and uttering a hoarse " kak, kak, kak," rapidly repeated. Rival Sheld-drakes show no great vindictiveness. These mimic battles raged on. Fitr. 4. toJlAluN TEKN " PLAYINU " ON A WINDY DAY. [Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner.) the mere all day for a week or so. After pairing, the duck and drake fly about together, or play in the Avater, or sit on the lo-w-lying rocks b}?^ the sea, amusing them- selves until the ducks begin to sit. Isolated pairs seem content with each other's society, and the drakes sit about in solitary grandeur all day ^liile their mates brood. But at Sneuk Point, where numbers breed, the drakes seemed to indulge in regular organised games, and were more or less 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 London, Witherby & Co
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