. The story of hedgerow and pond . llowsfor the nectar contained in them. Ifyou examine a sallow bush in full bloomwith a lantern on a favourable springnight, about ten oclock or later, youwill see innumerable spots of ruby lightin pairs. These are the glowing eyes of80 Hedgerow Life moths, and the insects are drinkingtheir favourite beverage. The samesight may be seen round the beautifulwhite flowers of the bird-cherry. Thebats know this fact in natural history,for they circle round the plants andhedges, and pick off the hapless mothsas they feed. They will come quiteclose to your lantern, an
. The story of hedgerow and pond . llowsfor the nectar contained in them. Ifyou examine a sallow bush in full bloomwith a lantern on a favourable springnight, about ten oclock or later, youwill see innumerable spots of ruby lightin pairs. These are the glowing eyes of80 Hedgerow Life moths, and the insects are drinkingtheir favourite beverage. The samesight may be seen round the beautifulwhite flowers of the bird-cherry. Thebats know this fact in natural history,for they circle round the plants andhedges, and pick off the hapless mothsas they feed. They will come quiteclose to your lantern, and you can seethem do it. In the autumn the berriesof the ivy have the same attraction forthe autumn insects, and the bats againknow where the ivy blooms, and alsohover round the street lamps in searchof moths attracted by the glaring light. The wild bees, too, know each flowerin their season. The may, the wildrose, and the fox-glove with its tallspikes of red flowers, the big white con-volvulus with its clinging tendrils, the G 8i. Hedgerow Life honeysuckle scenting the lanes with itsperfume—all these are visited by thebig velvet - banded bumble - bees, byother smaller bees, and by flies andbeetles innumerable. The brambleblossoms sweet store is also appreciatedby countless insects, and its blackberriesare eagerly sought after by the wander far away from the woodsin the autumn mornings in search ofacorns, blackberries, and other hedgerowdelicacies proper to the season. What a glow of colour there is nowalong the hedgeside! The statelypheasant, as it struts in the sun andturns over the fallen leaves, seems torepeat in its burnished plumage all theirrich and varied tints ; all the russet andgold and scarlet of the autumn leavesand berries are reflected in its feathers,82
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