. The birds of our country. 212 OSPREY. indeed in the Britisli Isles. Up in the Highlands, far removed from the haunts of man, by the wild mountain lochs, or amongst the bleak uplands, this was where once the Osprey dwelt in considerable numbers; but now these numbers are thinned, and we are fortunate if we can still say it breeds here. " There are still one or two eyries in Inverness-shire and Ross-shire, and also in Galloway," says Seebohm, " a sufficient number of birds, if strictly preserved, to retain the Osprey in the rank of a regular emigrant to our island.''. The Osprey
. The birds of our country. 212 OSPREY. indeed in the Britisli Isles. Up in the Highlands, far removed from the haunts of man, by the wild mountain lochs, or amongst the bleak uplands, this was where once the Osprey dwelt in considerable numbers; but now these numbers are thinned, and we are fortunate if we can still say it breeds here. " There are still one or two eyries in Inverness-shire and Ross-shire, and also in Galloway," says Seebohm, " a sufficient number of birds, if strictly preserved, to retain the Osprey in the rank of a regular emigrant to our island.''. The Osprey preys upon fish, as its name—the Fish Hawk—implies. These it obtains hovering over the water like a huge Kestrel, pausing with a beat or two of the wings as it keenly watches the surface beneath ; suddenly with a dip down to the water it seizes its prey in its talons, and flies off to a neighbour- ing rock to devour it. In America, where the Osprey is still plentiful, it is said to build for the most part in trees; but in this. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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