. A year of sport and natural history, shooting, hunting, coursing, falconry and fishing. Hunting; Fishing; Falconry; Birds. 7o A YEAR OF SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORY. a short, sharp sound, something Hlce the note of a frightened frog, but, of course, considerably louder. The Short-Eared Owl.—With the drainage of the fens and the cultivation of waste grounds the number of these birds that remain with us all through the year has become very greatly. SHORT-EARED OWL. reduced. A few pairs nest still—chiefly in the east and north of this island—but it is in the autumn, when shooters are about in the
. A year of sport and natural history, shooting, hunting, coursing, falconry and fishing. Hunting; Fishing; Falconry; Birds. 7o A YEAR OF SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORY. a short, sharp sound, something Hlce the note of a frightened frog, but, of course, considerably louder. The Short-Eared Owl.—With the drainage of the fens and the cultivation of waste grounds the number of these birds that remain with us all through the year has become very greatly. SHORT-EARED OWL. reduced. A few pairs nest still—chiefly in the east and north of this island—but it is in the autumn, when shooters are about in the fields, that the bird is most in evidence. For at that time considerable numbers come to us across the German Ocean ; so that in many parts they have gained, by coincidence of arrival, the name of the Woodcock Owl. If one may compare the Tawny with the Sparrow-hawk, and the Barn Owl with the Kestrel,. 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 Crawfurd, Oswald, 1834-1909. London, Chapman and Hall
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