. The story of hedgerow and pond . ^■^^§f-r,. i& Frank the Heron Though he is such an imposing figurenow, he started Hfe in a very comicaland undignified form. First of all, ofcourse, he was enclosed in an ^g%This was of a beautiful blue colour allover, and five of these lay in the middleof a great coarse nest made of sticks anddry sedges at the very top of a fir-tree,in a wood. On the neighbouring trees,some firs and others oaks, are morenests, each containing four or five pale-blue eggs, and on the dead boughs nearare standing, sometimes on one leg, theparent herons, while others are sitting
. The story of hedgerow and pond . ^■^^§f-r,. i& Frank the Heron Though he is such an imposing figurenow, he started Hfe in a very comicaland undignified form. First of all, ofcourse, he was enclosed in an ^g%This was of a beautiful blue colour allover, and five of these lay in the middleof a great coarse nest made of sticks anddry sedges at the very top of a fir-tree,in a wood. On the neighbouring trees,some firs and others oaks, are morenests, each containing four or five pale-blue eggs, and on the dead boughs nearare standing, sometimes on one leg, theparent herons, while others are sittingon their nests, and some are flying offor returning from their fishing is quite early in the year, in March,when the oak-trees are still bare, andthe cold wind whistles through the leaf-less branches. Such a commotion there168 Frank the Heron is, and bustle, and such noises! Thestrangest grunts and croaks and gur-elinofs are to be heard on all sides, asthe returning birds greet their they bring fish to fe
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