. The land of the hills and the glens; wild life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides . > ^ 33 ^ 3. The Eagles of the Mountat7t Birch height. Almost at once her mate joined her, and togetherthey made their way to the snow-clad ground to the west. There were two eggs in the nest—eggs remarkablefor the beauty and clearness of their markings—and theyreposed on a lining of fresh green pine branches andflowering shoots of the cranberry. It was late in July when I revisited the glen. The bircheswere dark green, and many plants of Saxifraga asoides wereopening their yellow petals. Across the hill a herd
. The land of the hills and the glens; wild life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides . > ^ 33 ^ 3. The Eagles of the Mountat7t Birch height. Almost at once her mate joined her, and togetherthey made their way to the snow-clad ground to the west. There were two eggs in the nest—eggs remarkablefor the beauty and clearness of their markings—and theyreposed on a lining of fresh green pine branches andflowering shoots of the cranberry. It was late in July when I revisited the glen. The bircheswere dark green, and many plants of Saxifraga asoides wereopening their yellow petals. Across the hill a herd of stagsmoved anxiously, and a pair of kestrels soared gracefullynear a rocky gorge where was their nesting site. Throughthe glass I could see one of the eaglets perched on a branchimmediately above the eyrie. He was engaged in preen-ing his feathers, unaware of the proximity of danger; butas I approached he showed uneasiness, and at lengthjumped down into the nest. For a time he watched me,his anxiety momentarily increasing, until the impulse toescape mastered feelings of caution, and
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