. Wild nature's ways . t strength toenable them to run through the coarse herbage. Placing my cap over the beautiful downycreatures in the nest, I set to work and built asod house five feet away with giant turves cutfor me by my powerful companion. We soonhad the horseshoe-shaped walls of the structurehigh enough for the roof, to support w^hich we DECEIVING WILD CREATURES. 39 borrowed liberally from the dilapidated remainsof a neighbouring sheep-fold gate. Taking the camera inside, I focussed my capthrough a narrow horizontal slit, left for the purposein the turf wall, and after the shepherd h
. Wild nature's ways . t strength toenable them to run through the coarse herbage. Placing my cap over the beautiful downycreatures in the nest, I set to work and built asod house five feet away with giant turves cutfor me by my powerful companion. We soonhad the horseshoe-shaped walls of the structurehigh enough for the roof, to support w^hich we DECEIVING WILD CREATURES. 39 borrowed liberally from the dilapidated remainsof a neighbouring sheep-fold gate. Taking the camera inside, I focussed my capthrough a narrow horizontal slit, left for the purposein the turf wall, and after the shepherd hadhanded in my headgear and securely walled up thedoorway behind me, he departed to tend his flock. In a very few minutes the cock golden ploverran down towards the nest, calling reassuringlyas he advanced, and sat down to cover his chickswithout more ado. The lens being far backamongst the dark peat turves, and consequentlyin deep shadow, I suppose he failed to detect itsattention-arrestin*:: presence. At any rate, he. MALE GOLDEN PLOVERCOVERING CHICK. 40 WILD NATURES WAYS.
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