. My life among the wild birds in Spain . black needle-like io6 The Harriers claws. In fact every time I tried to grab one of them I was met bysimilar tactics accompanied by fierce digs of their sharp little was in truth difficult to find any spot left unguarded by the fourbeaks and thirty-two sharp claws of these little wretches. Owingto their weight, the nest had got flattened down and was more likea raft on the surface than anything else. In it was a half-eatenwater-vole and the remains of some small snakes and frogs. I madea water-colour sketch of it, of which the picture here rep
. My life among the wild birds in Spain . black needle-like io6 The Harriers claws. In fact every time I tried to grab one of them I was met bysimilar tactics accompanied by fierce digs of their sharp little was in truth difficult to find any spot left unguarded by the fourbeaks and thirty-two sharp claws of these little wretches. Owingto their weight, the nest had got flattened down and was more likea raft on the surface than anything else. In it was a half-eatenwater-vole and the remains of some small snakes and frogs. I madea water-colour sketch of it, of which the picture here reproducedis a facsimile. This was one of my unlucky days. True it is I got someHarriers eggs (there was a second nest hard by with five eggs),also I made the acquaintance of young Marsh Harriers for the firsttime. Unfortunately during my absence in the marsh, my horsepicked up some poisonous herb which caused its death within twodays, a sad loss to me and one which seriously interfered with myornithological work during the season of
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