With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )on re-telling this astounding story to Mac-kenzie his gillie overheard it, and afterwards toldme that the minister was (piite right, as three-independent witnesses, including liis own In-other,,had, whilst sitting on the cliffs of Skye one Sundayafternoon, witnessed a Great Noi-iliern Diver layher Q^\j!^ in the sea below tluMu, and dive aft(>r andcatch it Ijefore it readied ilio botloni. ( )n rising to-. 26 11777/ XATrnE AND A CAMEBA. tlie surface agtiin tlie l>ird tucked l
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . )on re-telling this astounding story to Mac-kenzie his gillie overheard it, and afterwards toldme that the minister was (piite right, as three-independent witnesses, including liis own In-other,,had, whilst sitting on the cliffs of Skye one Sundayafternoon, witnessed a Great Noi-iliern Diver layher Q^\j!^ in the sea below tluMu, and dive aft(>r andcatch it Ijefore it readied ilio botloni. ( )n rising to-. 26 11777/ XATrnE AND A CAMEBA. tlie surface agtiin tlie l>ird tucked lier eg-^ awayunder licr wing and .swam off. When 1 showedmy scepticism in regard to the accuracy of tlierejiorts of this wonderful j^erformance he said, Ahweel, sir, if ye dinna believe it, I will no believeyour st(jry that Cuckoos put their eggs into otherbirds nests with their nebs. This had referenceto a conversation he had heard between his masterand myself, during which Mackenzie told me thathe once shot a Cuckoo with its eoo^ in its bill. The factor and the people were soon hard atwork buying and selling oil, feathers, and cloth, onthe one hand, and })ails, spades, and similarlyuseful articles, on the other, down at the storehouseby the sea. We stood by for a few minutes to Avatcli themarket, shown in the picture on the preceding chattering and excitement were incredible. In the afternoon of the same day all the womenand children assembled in our cottage to munchsweets and go through the packages o
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