. The land of the hills and the glens; wild life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides . ere insuch a way that even the lens was out of sight, whilst itdominated the nest. In the making of the hide the keeperwas full of useful suggestions—indeed, had it not been forhis help the photographs which illustrate this chapter couldnever have been taken. Our first days work consisted instarting the building of the hide, which we left before it hadreached too large dimensions in case the skuas should forsaketheir nest. The next morning we again made our wearisometramp to the nesting-ground, and, having found
. The land of the hills and the glens; wild life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides . ere insuch a way that even the lens was out of sight, whilst itdominated the nest. In the making of the hide the keeperwas full of useful suggestions—indeed, had it not been forhis help the photographs which illustrate this chapter couldnever have been taken. Our first days work consisted instarting the building of the hide, which we left before it hadreached too large dimensions in case the skuas should forsaketheir nest. The next morning we again made our wearisometramp to the nesting-ground, and, having found the birdsstill in possession, were not long in completing the piece of canvas, which we rubbed with peat in order torender it more in harmony with its surroundings, served asa door, and on my entering the hide the keeper shut mein and, as far as possible, hid the canvas with pieces of inside of the hide was not really uncomfortable as suchplaces go, but it was extraordinarily wet, though, as theweather was uniformlv hot and sunny, this was no hardship. 28. Arctic Skua Approaching her Eggs.
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