. British birds. Birds. 14 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. XV- during the absence of the male. On a few occasions he returned just after the attack had commenced and flew with great fierceness at the invaders, who dispersed and retreated in disorder. I fully expected either to find the bird half dead or the eggs broken after some of these unprovoked attacks, but she did not appear to be much the worse, for after shaking. Rook : Female enticing Young to leave the Nest. {Photographed by Stanley Crook.) herself and pulling out some disarranged feathers, she re- settled on the eggs. Occasionally the female w
. British birds. Birds. 14 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. XV- during the absence of the male. On a few occasions he returned just after the attack had commenced and flew with great fierceness at the invaders, who dispersed and retreated in disorder. I fully expected either to find the bird half dead or the eggs broken after some of these unprovoked attacks, but she did not appear to be much the worse, for after shaking. Rook : Female enticing Young to leave the Nest. {Photographed by Stanley Crook.) herself and pulling out some disarranged feathers, she re- settled on the eggs. Occasionally the female would leave her nest to chase away a Jackdaw, or another Rook who ventured too near her nest; but such small fry as Tits, Chaffinches and Starlings were ignored. After the eggs had hatched out, I have no record of any attack being Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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