With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )t from thetop of the hills behind St. Kilda village for anysignals which they may make for assistance. ]3y-and-l:)y we were joined by tiie other nunnbersof our party, each of whom seemed to come froma different quarter of the island, laden with Fulmarsand iuriins. The gromid officers eldest son, Mr. A. Ferguson,. FERGUSON FOWLING ON BORRERA. 86 WITH XATURE JXD A CAMERA. who a year or two back forsook the hnie crapesof St. Kilda for the more lucrative and less ad-venturous life of
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )t from thetop of the hills behind St. Kilda village for anysignals which they may make for assistance. ]3y-and-l:)y we were joined by tiie other nunnbersof our party, each of whom seemed to come froma different quarter of the island, laden with Fulmarsand iuriins. The gromid officers eldest son, Mr. A. Ferguson,. FERGUSON FOWLING ON BORRERA. 86 WITH XATURE JXD A CAMERA. who a year or two back forsook the hnie crapesof St. Kilda for the more lucrative and less ad-venturous life of a Glasgow commercial house,happened to he at home on a holiday at the timeof our visit, and we persuaded him to accompanyus to Borrera, as he was not only an intelligentand genial companion, but also very useful ininterpreting for us in the absence of our friendthe factor, who could not go out that day. Hewas desirous of seeing whether his hand had lostits cunning with the fowling-rod, and one of themen accordingly fastened a vo\)Q round him andpaid it out from a sure footing as he disappearedover the brink of a fearful precipice. I crawledon my hands and knees to the edge of the cliff,and was astonished to see him pass the noose overthe head of a Fulmar and take her off her nestwith so much skill and deftness that other birdssitting close around did not appear to be at alldisturbed by the fate of their neighbour. The
Size: 1331px × 1878px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookpublisherlondonparisnewyork
