. Recreations of a naturalist . Natural history. 2 2 RECREATIONS OF A NATURALIST led to a large shallow pool, so completely covered with growing reeds, already a foot above the surface, that at a little distance it might be supposed to be terra firma. The water, however, is a foot or two deep, in some places more, and it is a treacherous place to walk through. As we approach, several Black-headed Gulls, which till. THE BLACK-HEADED GULL. then had been sitting concealed upon their nests, rise above the reed tops, and come flying towards us with angry cries, irritated at the invasion of their br
. Recreations of a naturalist . Natural history. 2 2 RECREATIONS OF A NATURALIST led to a large shallow pool, so completely covered with growing reeds, already a foot above the surface, that at a little distance it might be supposed to be terra firma. The water, however, is a foot or two deep, in some places more, and it is a treacherous place to walk through. As we approach, several Black-headed Gulls, which till. THE BLACK-HEADED GULL. then had been sitting concealed upon their nests, rise above the reed tops, and come flying towards us with angry cries, irritated at the invasion of their breeding quarters. But we are not maliciously disposed. We shall merely wade out into the reed bed and look at the nests, taking an ^^'g here and there which may strike us as being particularly handsome, to add to a collection which already contains many a souvenir of a summer day's 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 Harting, James Edmund, 1841-1928. London : T. Fisher Unwin
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