. Woodland, field and shore : wild nature depicted with pen and camera . birds which make their homes among the of their children are even adepts in theirability to discover the nests. Whenever any of 52 WOODLAND, FIELD, AND SHORE these youthful birdsnesters notice any intruder tobe searching for eggs they will immediately maketowards him and offer their own finds for sale. As already hinted, it is a wonder to me howthese birds manage so readily to find their nestsagain after having once left them. One of themore observant of the fishermen told me thatsometimes the Little Tern will
. Woodland, field and shore : wild nature depicted with pen and camera . birds which make their homes among the of their children are even adepts in theirability to discover the nests. Whenever any of 52 WOODLAND, FIELD, AND SHORE these youthful birdsnesters notice any intruder tobe searching for eggs they will immediately maketowards him and offer their own finds for sale. As already hinted, it is a wonder to me howthese birds manage so readily to find their nestsagain after having once left them. One of themore observant of the fishermen told me thatsometimes the Little Tern will hover over the siteof her nest for some time as if searching for theexact spot. Certainly one bird which we watchedseemed to have some difficulty in finding her eggsagain after we had roused her off them ; for sheflew backwards and forwards over the spot, or near toit, and when the eggs were at last seen she suddenlydropped to them. In the main, instinct may bea practically unerring guide ; but in what degree attimes it may possibly fail we know not. Indeed,we know n
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