. Wild wings; adventures of a camera-hunter among the larger wild birds of North America on sea and land . and hospitable as I have always found them to be, willcome to the rescue of this fine family and see to it that a fewignorant fishermen are kept from breaking up this and othergreat sea-bird colonies in the Province, and driving from thecoast the birds which are most useful to the fishing industryin locating the schools of fish. Storm-bound in trying to reach the island, we were nowdetained upon it a couple of days by a protracted calm,which deterred the fishermen from setting us ashore.
. Wild wings; adventures of a camera-hunter among the larger wild birds of North America on sea and land . and hospitable as I have always found them to be, willcome to the rescue of this fine family and see to it that a fewignorant fishermen are kept from breaking up this and othergreat sea-bird colonies in the Province, and driving from thecoast the birds which are most useful to the fishing industryin locating the schools of fish. Storm-bound in trying to reach the island, we were nowdetained upon it a couple of days by a protracted calm,which deterred the fishermen from setting us ashore. Aftersome days, in desperation, we got one to make the attempt,and after a long day of drifting we managed to reach themainland. Seal Island, isolated as it is from the world, seen i86 WILD WINGS by few save fishermen and from vessels doubling the south-eastern cape of Nova Scotia, beaten by wild storms, pictur-esque with its rocks, spruces, and bird-life, is a charminglitde world by itself, amply repaying our efforts in visitingit, and braving the raging of the sea and the discomforts offog and leachs petrel KEMliVLl) IKOM ITS BURROW
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