With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . K -A, .J,i.\ •» ?••V- WITH XATFUK AND A CAMHIiA. tlioir limchcfm, and declare tliut sooner than misstlie fun tliev would rather pay to be allowed to godriving Moorcocks. Tlu illustration opposite shows a Grouses nestin a bed of rushes—a situation in which I havenever seen or heard of one before. It was fouiulbv niv brother in Westmorland last year. Grousesit very closeh upon tlieir nests. I once knew a. YOUNG GROUSE clumsy shepheid tread upon one, and the poorbird left all h
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . K -A, .J,i.\ •» ?••V- WITH XATFUK AND A CAMHIiA. tlioir limchcfm, and declare tliut sooner than misstlie fun tliev would rather pay to be allowed to godriving Moorcocks. Tlu illustration opposite shows a Grouses nestin a bed of rushes—a situation in which I havenever seen or heard of one before. It was fouiulbv niv brother in Westmorland last year. Grousesit very closeh upon tlieir nests. I once knew a. YOUNG GROUSE clumsy shepheid tread upon one, and the poorbird left all her tail feathers finnly pinned betwixtthe edi^C of her nest and his iion-])lated l)oot toe. A good gamekeep(>r having a Grouse moor underhis charge tak(>s pains to bc^ on the best of termswitli shepherds, as a clutch of eggs is easily troddenon by accident or otlierwise, and i\\v driving of atiock of slicep at a brisk pace across a few acicsof healher in Mnv is likely to ])r<)duce a good dealof disa])poiiiliiieii1 in August. Shepherds dogs, too,often need careful watchin;^-, as the\ will occasionallx
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