. Among the water-fowl, observation, adventure, photography [microform] : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Water birds; Water birds; Water birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux. "THIS HMT DAy OF JUNE I ALSO FOUND MY FIRST MALLARDS' NESTS' Among the Water Fowl had gone but a few steps when another Teal flushed at close quarters, and I soon found the nest, similar to the last, with a set of nine eggs. In the same way we found three
. Among the water-fowl, observation, adventure, photography [microform] : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains. Water birds; Water birds; Water birds; Photography of birds; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux. "THIS HMT DAy OF JUNE I ALSO FOUND MY FIRST MALLARDS' NESTS' Among the Water Fowl had gone but a few steps when another Teal flushed at close quarters, and I soon found the nest, similar to the last, with a set of nine eggs. In the same way we found three more Teals' nest in this tract, five in all. The first day of June I also found my first Mallards' nests. One was on a lit- tle hummock, in a tussock of grass, a little way out in the , , , water where the lake shore was marshy, the big bird springing forth with a bound into the air when I was per- haps fifteen yards away. The nest was quite sub- stantial and well lined, and held ten yellowish drab eggs, shghtly tinged with green. The other nest was on an island in front of our camp, placed in a thicket of trees and bushes. The first time the Duck flushed I could hardly get a glimpse of her so I came again later in the day, and, approaching carefully, easily identified the nine eggs, that, like the ochers, were quite fresh. A few days later we drove on, still eastward over a most desolate, mainly uninhabited prairie' to Rush Lake, which I have already described' On one part of its shore a fire had burned over a large tract of grass and rushes, and I saw quite a number of nssts of scorched Ducks' eggs exposed to view. I shall remember this great prairie lake 182. 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 Job, Herbert Keightley, 1864-1933. Toronto : Musson Book Co.
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